peroxide
A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.
Other meanings
Hydrogen peroxide, especially when in an aqueous solution used as a bleach.
Any compound containing the functional group R-O-O-R'.
Synonyms
- hydrogen peroxide
A kind of
- oxidizing agent
Related words
- endoperoxide
- hydroperoxide
- hydroxyperoxide
- iodoperoxidase
- lipoperoxide
- organoperoxide
- peroxidability
- peroxidable
- peroxidation
- peroxidic
- peroxidise
- peroxidize
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This definition is adapted from “peroxide” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.