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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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  1. n. An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
  2. n. a substance that oxidizes another substance
  3. An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
  4. An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or bringsabout combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine,etc., are strong oxidizers.
  5. n:100 n a substance that oxidizes another substance