oxidant

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noun

an oxidizing agent

Similar
oxidizeroxidiseroxidizing agent
Opposite
antioxidant
OriginFrench oxydant →
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Meanings

nounoxidant (plural oxidants)

plural oxidants

  1. an oxidizing agent

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
antioxidant

nouna substance that oxidizes another substance

Similar
oxidizeroxidiseroxidizing agent
Broader
chemical agent
Also see
oxidizeroxidizing agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchoxydant
  2. Frenchoxydant
  3. Englishoxidant

Borrowed from French oxydant.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan oxidant
  • oxidantoxidizing agent
Chinese Mandarin 氧化劑 /氧化剂
  • 氧化劑 /氧化剂 (yǎnghuàjì)oxidizing agent
Finnish oksidantti, hapete
  • oksidanttioxidizing agent
  • hapeteoxidizing agent
  • hapetinoxidizing agent
French oxydant
  • oxydantoxidizing agent
Hungarian oxidáns, oxidálószer
  • oxidánsoxidizing agent
  • oxidálószeroxidizing agent
Italian ossidante
  • ossidanteoxidizing agent
Japanese オキシダント
  • オキシダント (okushidanto)oxidizing agent
Korean 산화제
  • 산화제 (sanhwaje)oxidizing agent
Persian اکسنده, اکسیدان
  • اکسنده (oksande)oxidizing agent
  • اکسیدان (oksidân)oxidizing agent
  • اکسیدکننده (oksid-konande)oxidizing agent
Romanian oxidant
  • oxidantoxidizing agent
Russian окисли́тель
  • окисли́тель (okislítelʹ)oxidizing agent
Turkish oksidan
  • oksidanoxidizing agent
Welsh ocsidydd
  • ocsidyddoxidizing agent
Cite this entry
APA

oxidant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidant

MLA

“oxidant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidant.

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