Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peroxide"
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) 1.7 (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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