Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
oxide
oxidise
oxidize
oxidizer
oxidizing agent
oxidoreductase
oxime
oximeter
oxlip
Oxo
Oxon.
Oxonian
oxonium
oxonium ion
oxpecker
oxtail
oxtercog
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

oxidant

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)]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft