Usually means: Substance that gains electrons, oxidizes.
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  1. oxidizing agent: Merriam-Webster
  2. oxidizing agent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oxidizing agent: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. Oxidizing agent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. oxidizing agent: Rhymezone
  10. oxidizing agent: FreeDictionary.org
  11. oxidizing agent: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. oxidizing agent: Legal dictionary
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  1. oxidizing agent: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. oxidizing agent: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. oxidizing agent: Medical dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
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  3. General Chemistry Online (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. OXIDIZING AGENT: Power Engineering

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oxidizing agent)

noun:  (chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

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