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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Nuclear Versus Chemical Propulsion Conventional chemical propulsion systems use a chemical reaction involving a light propellant, such as hydrogen, and an oxidizer.
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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
In chemical rockets, hydrogen had to be mixed with an oxidizer, which increased the total molecular weight of the propellant but was necessary for combustion to happen.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024
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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
In chemical rockets, hydrogen had to be mixed with an oxidizer, which increased the total molecular weight of the propellant but was necessary for combustion to happen.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024
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“Oxidizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxidizer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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