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oksidant
Also known as oxidizer, oxidant, oxidiser, oxidising agent, Oxidizing Agents, prooxidant, oxidants
chemical compound used to oxidize another substance
AI overview
An oxidizing agent is a chemical compound that causes another substance to lose electrons in a chemical reaction, a process called oxidation. These agents are important in many everyday processes, from burning fuel to disinfecting surfaces to powering batteries.
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Research
185,294 papers- Role of nrf2 in oxidative stress and toxicity.ReviewAnnual review of pharmacology and toxicology · 2013Ma QDOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-011112-140320
- Oxidative stress: oxidants and antioxidants.ReviewExperimental physiology · 1997Sies HDOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.1997.sp004024
- The clinical toxicology of sodium hypochlorite.ReviewClinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2019Slaughter RJ, Watts M, Vale JA et al.DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1543889
- Oxidants, oxidative stress and the biology of ageing.ReviewNature · 2000