barium peroxide

noun

variants: or less commonly barium dioxide

Definition of barium peroxide

: a compound BaO₂ obtained as a grayish white toxic powder by heating barium monoxide in air or oxygen and used chiefly in making hydrogen peroxide and in pyrotechnics

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