OXIDANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxidant mean? 

• OXIDANT (noun)
  The noun OXIDANT has 1 sense:

1. a substance that oxidizes another substance

  Familiarity information: OXIDANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXIDANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance that oxidizes another substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

oxidant; oxidiser; oxidizer; oxidizing agent

Hypernyms ("oxidant" is a kind of...):

chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oxidant"):

hydrogen peroxide; peroxide (a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels)

Derivation:

oxidise; oxidize (add oxygen to or combine with oxygen)

 Context examples 

An oral capsule containing a proprietary formulation of the organoselenium compound ebselen, with potential anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective activity.

(Ebselen-containing Oral Capsule SPI-1005, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, these agents may include various anti-oxidant phytochemicals such as flavonoids.

(Multivitamins/Minerals, NCI Thesaurus)

The substance gaining electrons ("oxidizing agent" or "oxidant") is oxidizing the substance that is losing electrons ("reducing agent" or "reductant").

(Oxidation/Reduction, NCI Thesaurus)

Azelaic acid possesses antibacterial, keratolytic, comedolytic, and anti-oxidant activity.

(Azelaic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A organoselenium compound with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and cytoprotective activity.

(Ebselen, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available, vitamin E derivative and androgen receptor (AR) antagonist with potential anti-oxidant, chemopreventative and antineoplastic activity.

(Androgen Antagonist APC-100, NCI Thesaurus)

Neuroprotective genes activated by NF-kB include the anti-oxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase and calbindin-D28k.

(Erythropoietin Neuroprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Methionine is an essential amino acid in humans, whereas selenium is a free-radical scavenging anti-oxidant, essential for the protection of various tissues from the damages of lipid peroxidation.

(L-Selenomethionine, NCI Thesaurus)

Camellia oil is used in skincare preparations for it anti-oxidant properties.

(Camellia Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

As an anti-oxidant, beta carotene inhibits free-radical damage to DNA.

(Beta-Carotene, NCI Thesaurus)