Definition of "oxidants" []

• Plural form of oxidant. (noun)

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• "Around the same period, the first high oxidant concentrations (the complex mixture of ozone, peroxides and other products of the reactions of organics and nitrogen oxides are called oxidants) were more and more frequently occurring in Europe during stagnant meteorological conditions."
• "Allergy specialist Peter Smith said the study showed how a person's diet should aim to counter-balance the "oxidants" - unstable molecules that can damage cells and cell DNA - which form in the body as a result of metabolism and environmental pollutants."
• "The theory identifies the cause of aging as the body’s production of free oxygen radicals, also called oxidants."