oxidizer

noun

ox·i·diz·er ˈäk-sə-ˌdī-zər

: oxidizing agent

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

Examples of oxidizer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Boeing addressed that issue and planned another try last August, but during prelaunch preparations engineers discovered problems with the oxidizer valves in Starliner’s propulsion system. —

Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 19 May 2022 Essentially, SpaceX creatively solved a problem with a leaky liquid oxygen connection by trickling water from the launch pad's fire suppression system over the oxidizer pipe. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024 As Peregrine's oxidizer tank lost pressure, the leak rate slowed. —

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 See all Example Sentences for oxidizer

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