A very qualitative term which includes any and all trace gases which have a greater
oxidation potential than oxygen (for example, ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate, hydrogen peroxide, organic
peroxides,
NO3, etc.). It is recommended that alternative, more definitive terms be used which define the specific oxidant of interest whenever possible.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167
(Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990))
on page 2204
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
