hydrogen peroxide Definition
hydrogen peroxide
noun
a colorless, syrupy liquid, HO, often used in dilute, unstable solutions as a bleaching or disinfecting agent, and in more concentrated form as a rocket fuel, in the production of foam rubber, etc.
hydrogen peroxide Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
excess: Excess hydrogen peroxide may then react with transition metals to form hydroxyl radical.
Converse of object
- use: A good combo is wash using hydrogen peroxide - this will kill off anything on the surface, then sprinkle with antibiotic powder.
- contain: The gel contains hydrogen peroxide which bleaches the teeth, together with glycerin and purified water to protect your teeth from dehydration.
- produce: When honey is diluted, a special enzyme the bees have added produces hydrogen peroxide, a well-known antibiotic.
- form: Peroxisomes - derived from rough ER, that contain enzymes that will form hydrogen peroxide - which phagocytic cells use to kill bacteria.
- decompose: To prevent this, you heat the solution for some time to decompose the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen before adding the acid.
- destroy: Selenium Selenium is also important in the process of destroying hydrogen peroxide.
Preposition: into
water: To prevent this, you heat the solution for some time to decompose the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen before adding the acid.
Modifies a noun
- solution: This is then oxidized by warming it with hydrogen peroxide solution.
- concentration: At present, I've made a paper about determination of hydrogen peroxide concentration in water by NIRS.
- plant: Earlier this year Solvay signed an agreement to invest with BASF in a hydrogen peroxide plant to feed BASF's new propylene oxide process.
- production: Miwa, S. , St-Pierre, J. , Partridge, L. & Brand, M.D. Superoxide and hydrogen peroxide production by Drosophila mitochondria.
- rinse: Hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse is germicidal and will remove debris and crusts.
- mouth: Hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse is germicidal and will remove debris and crusts.
Noun used with modifier
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