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peroxide |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peroxide \Per*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.) An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf {Per-}, 2. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peroxide n 1: a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels [syn: {hydrogen peroxide}] 2: an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- v : bleach with peroxide, as of hair
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