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oxidant

/ˈɑksədənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
ox-i-dant
IPA
/ˈɑksədənt/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an oxidizing agent

Etymology

Borrowed from French oxydant.

Inflected Forms

oxidants (plural)

Derived Forms

biooxidant cooxidant deoxidant hyperoxidant photooxidant prooxidant reoxidant

Synonyms

oxidizer oxidiser oxidizing agent

Antonyms

antioxidant

Rhymes With

antioxidant

Questions

How do you pronounce oxidant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑksədənt/.
What does oxidant mean?
an oxidizing agent
Where does oxidant come from?
Borrowed from French oxydant.

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