hydrogen peroxide

noun

a colorless, unstable, oily liquid, H 2 O 2 , an aqueous solution of which is used chiefly as an antiseptic and a bleaching agent.

hydrogen peroxide

a colourless oily unstable liquid, usually used in aqueous solution. It is a strong oxidizing agent used as a bleach for textiles, wood pulp, hair, etc, and as an oxidizer in rocket fuels. Formula: H 2 O 2

hydrogen peroxide

A colorless, dense liquid, that is often used as a bleach or is diluted with water for use as an antiseptic. Chemical formula: H 2 O 2 .

First recorded in 1870–75

Five years ago, she said, he tried to kill himself by ingesting ibuprofen and hydrogen peroxide.

The anhydrous hydrogen peroxide obtained by Wolffenstein boils at 84-85C.

An aqueous solution containing more than 1.5% hydrogen peroxide reacts slightly acid.

Hydrogen peroxide can also react as a reducing agent, thus silver oxide is reduced with a rapid evolution of oxygen.

Were it not for the expense, hydrogen peroxide would be the ideal bleaching agent for the animal fibers.

When hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with a catalyst, such as permanganate of potash, it breaks down into oxygen and water.

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