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peroxide

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) peroxide (noun)
  2. 2) peroxide (verb)
  3. 3) peroxide (adjective)
  4. peroxide blonde (noun)
  5. acetyl benzoyl peroxide (noun)
  6. acetyl peroxide (noun)
  7. barium peroxide (noun)
  8. benzoyl acetyl peroxide (noun)
  9. benzoyl peroxide (noun)
  10. hydrogen peroxide (noun)
  11. lead peroxide (noun)
  12. nitrogen peroxide (noun)

1per·ox·ide

noun \pə-ˈräk-ˌsīd\

Definition of PEROXIDE

: a compound (as hydrogen peroxide) in which oxygen is visualized as joined to oxygen
— per·ox·id·ic \-ˌräk-ˈsi-dik\ adjective
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First Known Use of PEROXIDE

1804

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