oxidant
氧化剂
Definitions
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- : a chemical agent that oxidizes.
Examples
The nitrogen-based oxidant used by VSS Unity also generates nitrogen oxides, compounds that contribute to air pollution closer to Earth.
Researchers knew lightning could produce oxidants indirectly.
A storm-chasing airplane has shown that lightning can forge large amounts of oxidants.
That chemical can react with other molecules in the air to make some oxidants.
The other was a similar oxidant called the hydroperoxyl radical, HO2.
The anti-oxidant can also be found in other fruits and vegetables including watermelons, apricots and pink grapefruits.
It is the potential presence of this gas which makes the powder effective as an anti-oxidant and disinfectant.
Knowing the chemical to be of poor quality, relatively more is used to produce the desired anti-oxidant effect.
Not only so, but it produces, in addition, the anti-oxidant effect noted in the employment of sodium bisulphite.