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per⋅ox⋅ide

  [puh-rok-sahyd] noun, verb, -id⋅ed, -id⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Chemistry.
a. hydrogen peroxide, H2O2 or H–O–O–H.
b. a compound containing the bivalent group –O2–, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, or dimethyl peroxide, C3H6O2.
c. the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.
–verb (used with object)
2. to use peroxide as a bleaching agent on (esp. the hair).
Origin:
1795–1805; per- + oxide

Related forms:
per⋅ox⋅id⋅ic  [pur-ok-sid-ik] , adjective
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per·ox·ide   (pə-rŏk'sīd')   
n.  

  1. A compound, such as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, that contains a peroxyl group and yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.

  2. Hydrogen peroxide.

tr.v.   per·ox·id·ed, per·ox·id·ing, per·ox·ides

  1. To treat with peroxide.

  2. To bleach (hair) with hydrogen peroxide.

per·ox'ide' adj., per'ox·id'ic (pûr'ŏk-sĭd'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

peroxide 
1804, formed in Eng. from per- "large amount" + oxide (q.v.). Peroxide blonde is attested from 1918.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: per·ox·ide
Pronunciation: p&-'räk-"sId
Function: noun
: a compound (as hydrogen peroxide) in which oxygen is visualized asjoined to oxygen
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peroxide per·ox·ide (pə-rŏk'sīd')
n.

  1. A compound, such as sodium peroxide, that contains a peroxy group and yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.

  2. Hydrogen peroxide.

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