Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A substance that deoxidizes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) That which removes oxygen; hence, a reducing agent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any agent that reduces the
oxygen content of a material; adeoxidant
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Examples
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The ore is then drawn from the deoxidizer into the rear or second hearth of the puddling furnace, situated below it, where it is exposed for 20 minutes to a much higher temperature than that of the deoxidizer.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. Various
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The temperature of the charge in the deoxidizer is from 800° to 1,000°
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. Various
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Greater care must be exercised, though, in those instances where such a deoxidizer as chloral hydrate is accidentally present.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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Weld metal usually contains approximately 0.5% silicon as a deoxidizer.
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries S.SARAVANAN 2010
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Usually, only small amounts (0.2%, for example) are present in rolled steel when silicon is used as a deoxidizer.
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries S.SARAVANAN 2010
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* METALLURGY: Boron is used as a sealing for non-ferrous metals and used as a deoxidizer and degasifier in metallurgy.
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* METALLURGY: Boron is used as a sealing for non-ferrous metals and used as a deoxidizer and degasifier in metallurgy.
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* METALLURGY: Boron is used as a sealing for non-ferrous metals and used as a deoxidizer and degasifier in metallurgy.
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Beryllium salts are used in fluorescent lamps, in X-ray tubes and as a deoxidizer in bronze metallurgy.
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"The operation of the furnace is as follows: The pulverized ore is mixed with 20 per cent. of pulverized charcoal or coke, and is fed into an elevator which discharges into the hopper on the deoxidizer leading into the retorts marked C.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. Various
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