peroxide
pronunciation
How to pronounce peroxide in British English:
UK [pəˈrɒksaɪd]
How to pronounce peroxide in American English:
US [pəˈrɑksaɪd]
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- Noun:
- 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
- an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
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- Verb:
- bleach with peroxide
Word Origin
- peroxide (n.)
- 1804, formed in English from per- "large amount" + oxide. Peroxide blonde is attested from 1918.
Example
- 1. Scientists could help prevent stowaways by drying their equipment between deployments , the researchers say , or by rinsing their equipment with fresh water or a peroxide solution .
- 2. This enzyme degrades hydrogen peroxide , a highly reactive chemical that creates cellular damage of the sort associated with ageing .
- 3. As their control they used a leptospermum honey that did not appear to have this extra antibacterial agent and neutralised the hydrogen peroxide in it .
- 4. Immerse it in a solution of peroxide and water .
- 5. For example , the enzyme glucose oxidase , which catalyses the reaction of glucose into hydrogen peroxide , involves the quantum tunneling of an entire oxygen atom .