How to Use oxidizer in a Sentence

oxidizer

noun
  • After all, rockets bring along their own oxidizers, so why not race cars?
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 June 2018
  • The fuel and oxidizer need to be loaded on-site ahead of launch, which can be time-consuming.
    — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • As Peregrine's oxidizer tank lost pressure, the leak rate slowed.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Moisture mixing with the oxidizer caused corrosion along some of the valves.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Rather than force their way through this pressure wave, ramjets suck it in, using the abundant oxygen in it as an oxidizer.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 Oct. 2019
  • In this case the effervescent tablet is the fuel and water the oxidizer.
    — Renee Morad, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The solid propellant, infused with fuel and oxidizer, can whip up a lot of thrust in a hurry.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2018
  • And a new thermal oxidizer, which heats waste to 2,000 degrees.
    — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • This isn't like a solid rocket fuel that carries its own oxygen along in the form of a powdered oxidizer mixed in with the fuel.
    — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The Tuesday test had been delayed for several days due to a problem with an oxidizer tank sensor.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 21 June 2022
  • For years the agency pursued a hybrid rocket fueled by paraffin wax and a liquid oxidizer.
    — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The oxidizer is one of the least expensive and easiest products to apply.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This wasn't science just for science's sake but a quest to find new oxidizers and fuels for rocket engines to make better missiles or space probes.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2018
  • La Salle police said that a green-colored oxidizer had been released in the area and warned residents not to touch the substance.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The Starship vehicle will be filled up with more than 10 million pounds of fuel and oxidizer.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The most challenging parts of any rocket are the engine and the plumbing to reliably and rapidly feed it oxidizer and fuel.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Fuel and oxidizer are mixed at the top end of the chamber and ignited to produce super hot gas that is forced through the exhaust to generate lift.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 4 Dec. 2020
  • These reddish clouds were caused by nitrogen tetroxide, the oxidizer that combusts with hydrazine fuel.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Solid-fuel rockets, as their name suggests, use a combined oxidizer and fuel in a solid matrix.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2018
  • The line feeding liquid oxygen into the rocket engine breached, and, without a supply of oxidizer, the kerosene fuel would not burn.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2020
  • During development, the fuel and oxidizer lines will not stop leaking.
    — Oliver Morton, WIRED, 4 June 2019
  • Unlike rockets, planes don’t require an oxidizer to fly to high altitudes, which also helps cut down on the rocket’s mass and reduces the cost of an orbital launch.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 10 July 2019
  • Solid-propellant rockets have the fuel and oxidizer already mixed and held together in a polymer binder.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2014
  • Their propellants are a mixture of fuel and oxidizer, with metallic powders such as aluminum often serving as the fuel.
    — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Above that, there's the second stage, which consists of one or two smaller engines, a big tank for storing liquid hydrogen fuel, and a smaller tank for oxidizer.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2016
  • Gilmour's Eris rocket is made of three stages powered by hybrid engines consuming a solid fuel and a liquid oxidizer.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Martian regolith also contains perchlorate, which is a strong oxidizer.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Both landers also use liquid oxygen as the oxidizer for their respective propellants.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 May 2026
  • This is sustained by the injection of fuel and oxidizer and produces a shockwave that travels outward at supersonic speed.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
  • This is sustained by the injection of fuel and oxidizer and produces a shockwave that travels outward at supersonic speed.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'oxidizer.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: