|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| ox·i·dant [ óksidənt ] (plural ox·i·dants) |
noun |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. oxidizing agent: a substance that oxidizes other substances
|
2. substance in fuel: a substance in a bipropellant rocket fuel that contains oxygen to support the combustion of another substance, usually liquid oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, or nitric acid
|
| [Late 19th century. < French< oxide (see oxide)] |
|
|
|
