peroxide
Chemistry.
hydrogen peroxide, H2O2 or H–O–O–H.
a compound containing the bivalent group –O2–, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, or dimethyl peroxide, C3H6O2.
the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.
to use peroxide as a bleaching agent on (especially the hair).
Origin of peroxide
1Other words from peroxide
- per·ox·id·ic [pur-ok-sid-ik], /ˌpɜr ɒkˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective
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How to use peroxide in a sentence
The oxygen of the atmosphere also unites with certain minerals, such as the proto-salts of iron, and converts them into peroxides.
Geology | James GeikieLead and manganese are partially separated as peroxides, but the remaining metals are not deposited from acid solutions.
Oxidation without driers was effected probably through the formation of peroxides.
Paint Technology and Tests | Henry A. GardnerOxides which yield either hydrogen dioxide or oxygen when treated with water or an acid are called peroxides.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonShe was one of those dulcet-toned, tawny peroxides, an houri, for whom the synonym is “havoc.”
The Gay Gnani of Gingalee | Florence Huntley
British Dictionary definitions for peroxide
/ (pəˈrɒksaɪd) /
short for hydrogen peroxide, esp when used for bleaching hair
any of a class of metallic oxides, such as sodium peroxide, Na 2 O 2, that contain the divalent ion – O-O –
(not in technical usage) any of certain dioxides, such as manganese peroxide, MnO 2, that resemble peroxides in their formula but do not contain the – O-O – ion
any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain two oxygen atoms bound together. They tend to be explosive
(modifier) of, relating to, bleached with, or resembling peroxide
(tr) to bleach (the hair) with peroxide
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Scientific definitions for peroxide
[ pə-rŏk′sīd′ ]
A compound containing the group O2. Peroxides are strong oxidizers and are used as industrial bleaches. When any peroxide is combined with an acid, one of the products is hydrogen peroxide.
Hydrogen peroxide.
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