(obsolete) An oxidizer. / (obsolete) A device for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp.

plural of oxidator

plural of oxidability

Capability of being converted into an oxide.

(inorganic chemistry) Relating to an oxide

(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

oxidation

plural of oxidant

The combination of a substance with oxygen. / (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

(chemistry, transitive) To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. / (chemistry) To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.