Peroxide Definition

pə-rŏksīd
peroxided, peroxides, peroxiding
noun
peroxides
Any oxide containing the O2 group in which the two atoms of oxygen are linked by a single bond; specif., hydrogen peroxide.
Webster's New World

Hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
hydrogen-peroxide
adjective
Bleached with hydrogen peroxide.
Webster's New World
verb
peroxided, peroxides
To treat with peroxide.
American Heritage
To treat with a peroxide; esp. to bleach (hair) with hydrogen peroxide.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Peroxide

Noun

Singular:
peroxide
Plural:
peroxides

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.

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

  • 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.

  • Serullas and Roscoe; Davy and Stadion investigated chlorine peroxide, formed by treating potassium chlorate with sulphuric acid.

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