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Peroxide

noun

A viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels. Synonym: hydrogen peroxide.

An inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-.

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... with from five to twenty parts of water; and an ointment containing a drachm each of bismuth subnitrate and white precipitate to the ounce. Hydrogen peroxide occasionally acts well. Trichloracetic acid, usually weakened with one or two parts water, may be cautiously tried. The application of a strong alcoholic solution of resorcin, twenty to fifty per cent. strength, is also ...

— Essentials of Diseases of the Skin • Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Words linked to "Peroxide" : oxidiser, oxidant, oxide, oxidizing agent, bleach, oxidizer