(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:44:16

Ox"i*di`zer (?), n. Chem.

An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.

 

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