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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As Peregrine's oxidizer tank lost pressure, the leak rate slowed.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
This valve activated to pressurize the fuel and oxidizer tanks with helium.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Liquid propellant, used in North Korea’s older ICBM systems, requires fuel and oxidizer to be loaded on-site ahead of a launch, which results in more preparation steps.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
While a conventional rocket engine must carry giant tanks of fuel and oxidizer on its journey to space, an air-breathing rocket motor pulls most of its oxidizer directly from the atmosphere.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 26 June 2020
The rocket is also expected to operate with twice the efficiency as conventional chemical rockets, which combine fuel and an oxidizer for combustion power.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
Moisture mixing with the oxidizer caused corrosion along some of the valves.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
Ozone is like an oxidizer, said Angela Tin, the national senior director for the American Lung Association’s Clean Air Initiative.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
North Korea claims new missile is a ‘breakthrough’ in weapons program
Solid propellant, made by packing fuel and oxidizer together into a hard mixture, is dense, stable and can be preloaded onto a rocket.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
This valve activated to pressurize the fuel and oxidizer tanks with helium.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Liquid propellant, used in North Korea’s older ICBM systems, requires fuel and oxidizer to be loaded on-site ahead of a launch, which results in more preparation steps.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
While a conventional rocket engine must carry giant tanks of fuel and oxidizer on its journey to space, an air-breathing rocket motor pulls most of its oxidizer directly from the atmosphere.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 26 June 2020
The rocket is also expected to operate with twice the efficiency as conventional chemical rockets, which combine fuel and an oxidizer for combustion power.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
Moisture mixing with the oxidizer caused corrosion along some of the valves.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
Ozone is like an oxidizer, said Angela Tin, the national senior director for the American Lung Association’s Clean Air Initiative.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
North Korea claims new missile is a ‘breakthrough’ in weapons program
Solid propellant, made by packing fuel and oxidizer together into a hard mixture, is dense, stable and can be preloaded onto a rocket.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
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“Oxidizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxidizer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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