oxidizer

noun

ox·i·diz·er ˈäk-sə-ˌdī-zər

: oxidizing agent

especially : one used to support the combustion of a rocket propellant

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Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos state space corporation, said the automatic safety system canceled the launch after registering a flaw in the oxidizer tank pressurization system. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024 Nuclear Versus Chemical Propulsion Conventional chemical propulsion systems use a chemical reaction involving a light propellant, such as hydrogen, and an oxidizer. —

Dan Kotlyar, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2024 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives defines these types of material − such as an oxidizer like ammonium nitrate and a fuel such as aluminum − as legal when separate, but regulated once combined. —

Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024 The thrusters, each generating about 85 pounds of thrust, consume the nitrogen tetroxide, or NTO, oxidizer and mix it with hydrazine fuel for combustion. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for oxidizer