Peroxide meaning

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The divalent O2 group, or a compound containing this group, such as sodium peroxide, Na2 O2 , used as an oxidizing agent or bleach.
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Any oxide containing the O2 group in which the two atoms of oxygen are linked by a single bond; specif., hydrogen peroxide.
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Hydrogen peroxide.
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To treat with peroxide.
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To treat with a peroxide; esp. to bleach (hair) with hydrogen peroxide.
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Bleached with hydrogen peroxide.
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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.
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Hydrogen peroxide.
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(chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.
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To treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it.
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To bleach (hair) with hydrogen peroxide.
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Peroxide Sentence Examples

  • In some cases, such as that of peroxide of lead, an increase of resistance takes place.

  • The formaldehyde at once undergoes a process of condensation oi- polymerization by the protoplasm of the plastid, while the hydrogen peroxide is said to be decomposed into water and free oxygen by another agency in the cell, of the nature of one of the enzymes of which we shall speak later.

  • 38, p. 1 434) has devised a method in which the oxidation is effected by sodium peroxide; the halogens,phosphorus and sulphur can be determined by one operation.

  • The action proceeds in two stages; in the first hydrogen peroxide and potassium aurocyanide are formed, and in the second the hydrogen peroxide oxidizes a further quantity of gold and potassium cyanide to aurocyanide, thus (1) 2Au+4KCN +02+2H20=2KAu(CN)2+4KOH+H202;(2)2Au+4KCN+2H202= 2KAu(CN) 2 +4KOH.

  • His researches on sebacic acid (1802) and on bile (1807), and his discovery of peroxide of hydrogen (1818) also deserve mention.

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