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- [puh-rok-sahyd]
- /pəˈrɒk saɪd/
- /pəˈrɒk.saɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-rok-sahyd]
- /pəˈrɒk saɪd/
Definitions of peroxide word
- noun peroxide Chemistry. hydrogen peroxide, H 2 O 2 or H–O–O–H. 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. 1
- verb with object peroxide to use peroxide as a bleaching agent on (especially the hair). 1
- noun peroxide chemical compound used as bleach 1
- variable noun peroxide Peroxide is a chemical that is often used for making hair lighter in colour. It can also be used to kill germs. 0
- noun peroxide short for hydrogen peroxide, esp when used for bleaching hair 0
- noun peroxide any of a class of metallic oxides, such as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, that contain the divalent ion –O-O– 0
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Origin of peroxide
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; per- + oxide
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Parts of speech for Peroxide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peroxide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peroxide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peroxide
verb peroxide
- achromatize — to make achromatic; to remove colour from
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- decolor — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decolored — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- decolorize — to take the color out of, as by bleaching
Antonyms for peroxide
verb peroxide
- yellow — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
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