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- Dictionaryperoxide/pəˈrɒksʌɪd/
noun
- 1. a compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together in its molecule or as the anion O22−: "the peptide neutralizes free radicals and peroxides, both of which can prevent cells from operating properly"
verb
- 1. bleach (hair) with peroxide: "she peroxided her wavy brown hair"
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Peroxide. In chemistry, peroxides are a group of compounds with the structure R−O−O−R, where the R's represent a radical (a portion of a complete molecule; not necessarily a free radical [1]) and O's are single oxygen atoms.
Peroxide is a liquid chemical that can bleach hair or kill bacteria. Learn more about its uses, synonyms, and related words from the Cambridge Dictionary.
The meaning of PEROXIDE is a compound (such as hydrogen peroxide) in which oxygen is visualized as joined to oxygen. How to use peroxide in a sentence.
a compound containing the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na 2 O 2 , or dimethyl peroxide, C 3 H 6 O 2 . the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.
PEROXIDE meaning: 1. a liquid chemical used to make hair very pale in colour or to kill bacteria: 2. a liquid…. Learn more.
Definition of peroxide noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Peroxide, any of a class of chemical compounds in which two oxygen atoms are linked together by a single covalent bond. Several organic and inorganic peroxides are useful as bleaching agents, as initiators of polymerization reactions, and in the preparation of hydrogen peroxide (q.v.) and other.
