oxidizing agent

noun

Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

“Coordinate term: reducing agent”

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Meanings

nounoxidizing agent (plural oxidizing agents)

plural oxidizing agents · alternative oxidising agent

  1. chemistryAny substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

    Coordinate term: reducing agent

    Synonyms: comburent

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

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comburent

More synonyms by meaning

nouna substance that oxidizes another substance

Similar
oxidantoxidizeroxidiser
Broader
chemical agent
Also see
comburentoxidantoxidizer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مؤكسد
  • مؤكسدany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Bengali জারক
  • জারক (jarok)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Bulgarian окислител
  • окислител (okislitel)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Catalan agent rovellant, oxidant
  • agent rovellantany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
  • oxidantany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Chinese Mandarin 氧化劑 /氧化剂
  • 氧化劑 /氧化剂 (yǎnghuàjì)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Czech oxidační činidlo
  • oxidační činidloany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Danish oxidationsmiddel
  • oxidationsmiddelany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Esperanto oksidanto
  • oksidantoany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Estonian oksüdeerija
  • oksüdeerijaany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Finnish hapetin, hapete
  • hapetinany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
  • hapeteany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
French oxydant
  • oxydantany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
German Oxidationsmittel
  • Oxidationsmittelany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Greek οξειδωτικό μέσο
  • οξειδωτικό μέσο (oxeidotikó méso)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Hebrew חומר מחמצן
  • חומר מחמצןany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Hindi आक्सीकारक
  • आक्सीकारक (āksīkārak)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Hungarian oxidálószer
  • oxidálószerany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Indonesian oksidator
  • oksidatorany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Irish oibreán ocsaídithe
  • oibreán ocsaíditheany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Italian ossidante
  • ossidanteany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Japanese 酸化剤
  • 酸化剤 (sanka-zai)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Korean 산화제
  • 산화제 (sanhwaje)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Latvian oksidētājs
  • oksidētājsany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Lithuanian oksidatorius
  • oksidatoriusany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Malay agen pengoksidaan
  • agen pengoksidaanany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Norwegian oksidasjonsmiddel
  • oksidasjonsmiddelany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Persian عامل اکسنده
  • عامل اکسندهany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Polish utleniacz
  • utleniaczany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Portuguese comburente
  • comburenteany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Russian окислитель
  • окислитель (okislitelʹ)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Slovak oxidačné činidlo
  • oxidačné činidloany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Spanish agente oxidante, comburente
  • agente oxidanteany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
  • comburenteany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Tamil ஆக்சிசனேற்றி
  • ஆக்சிசனேற்றி (ākcicaṉēṟṟi)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Thai ตัวออกซิไดซ์
  • ตัวออกซิไดซ์any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Turkish yükseltgen madde
  • yükseltgen maddeany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Ukrainian окисник
  • окисник (okysnyk)any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Vietnamese chất oxy hóa
  • chất oxy hóaany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Welsh ocsidydd
  • ocsidyddany substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another
Cite this entry
APA

oxidizing agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidizing%20agent

MLA

“oxidizing agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidizing%20agent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidizing agent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidizing%20agent.

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