| 释义 |
oxidant|ˈɒksɪdənt|
[a. F. oxidant (1806 in Hatz.-Darm., now oxydant), ppl. adj. from oxider to oxidate.]
An oxidating agent; a substance that readily gives off oxygen; = oxidizer 1.
1884Health Exhib. Catal. 62/2 Antiseptics, disinfectants, oxidants, and air-purifiers. 1930M. Stephenson Bacterial Metabolism iii. 49 The position of a system..is determined by the Eh when [the concentration of] oxidant equals [that of] reductant. 1950Engineering 29 Dec. 575/3 Fuels can be burned..with fluorine when no oxygen is present at all—although a fluorine compound would still be known as the ‘oxidant’. 1961New Scientist 12 Oct. 110/1 Oxidants may include oxygen, air, chlorine,..and so on, and many combinations of fuels and oxidants are possible for fuel cell development. 1972Daily Tel. 27 Nov. 3/2 Engineers pumped more than a million gallons of fuel and oxidant in the fuel tanks in a count-down rehearsal. |