Peroxide
[puh-rok-sahyd] /pəˈrɒk saɪd/
noun
1.
Chemistry.
verb (used with object), peroxided, peroxiding.
2.
to use peroxide as a bleaching agent on (especially the hair).
/pəˈrɒksaɪd/
noun
1.
short for hydrogen peroxide, esp when used for bleaching hair
2.
any of a class of metallic oxides, such as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, that contain the divalent ion –O-O–
3.
(not in technical usage) any of certain dioxides, such as manganese peroxide, MnO2, that resemble peroxides in their formula but do not contain the –O-O– ion
4.
any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain two oxygen atoms bound together. They tend to be explosive
5.
(modifier) of, relating to, bleached with, or resembling peroxide
verb
6.
(transitive) to bleach (the hair) with peroxide
n.
1804, formed in English from per- “large amount” + oxide. Peroxide blonde is attested from 1918.
peroxide per·ox·ide (pə-rŏk’sīd’)
n.
peroxide
(pə-rŏk’sīd’)
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