a substance that acts or is used as an oxidizing agent
Also called (esp in rocketry): oxidizer
oxidant in American English
(ˈɑksɪdənt)
noun
an oxidizing agent
oxidant in American English
(ˈɑksɪdənt)
noun
a chemical agent that oxidizes
Also called: oxidizer, oxidizing agent
Word origin
[1880–85; oxide + -ant]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, highball, impressionism, jackpot, quotation mark-ant is a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from verbs, occurring originally in Frenchand Latin loanwords (pleasant; constant; servant) and productive in English on this model; -ant has the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that namedby the stem (ascendant; pretendant), esp. in the formation of nouns denoting human agents in legal actions or otherformal procedures (tenant; defendant; applicant; contestant). In technical and commercial coinages, -ant is a suffix of nouns denoting impersonal physical agents (propellant; lubricant; deodorant). In general, -ant can be added only to bases of Latin origin, with a very few exceptions, as coolant
Examples of 'oxidant' in a sentence
oxidant
Scientists claim it gets rid of excess iron, an oxidant linked to heart disease.
The Sun (2008)
Think: no oxidant-creating smoked food, very little caffeine and alcohol, plenty of water and brainboosting oils.