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benzoyl peroxide

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. benzoyl peroxide (noun)
  2. acetyl benzoyl peroxide (noun)
  3. benzoyl acetyl peroxide (noun)

benzoyl peroxide

noun

Definition of BENZOYL PEROXIDE

: a white crystalline compound C14H10O4 used in bleaching and in medicine especially in the treatment of acne
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1924

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