Oxidizer 03
Oxidizer 03 : (Chem) (1) A substance that readily gives up oxygen without requiring an equivalent of another element in return. Also called: Oxidant; Oxidizing Agent. Ant: Reducer. (2) A substance that contains an atom or atomic group that gains electrons. Note: Common oxidizers are oxygen, ozone, chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, metal oxides, and the chlorates and permanganates