peroxide
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peroxide
[pĕ-rok´sīd]that oxide of any element containing more oxygen than any other; more correctly applied to compounds having such linkage as -O-O-.
pe·rox·ide
(pĕ-rok'sīd),1. That oxide of any series that contains the greatest number of oxygen atoms; applied most correctly to compounds containing an -O-O- link, as in hydrogen peroxide (H-O-O-H); a hydroperoxide is R-O-O-H.
2. The O22- ion.
3. Any member of a class of metallic oxides that contain the peroxide ion.
peroxide
/per·ox·ide/ (-ok´sīd) that oxide of any element containing more oxygen than any other; more correctly applied to compounds having such linkage as —O—O—.peroxide
See hydrogen peroxide.
pe·rox·ide
(pĕr-ok'sīd)That oxide of any series that contains the greatest number of oxygen atoms.
Peroxide
A bleaching agent that is a compound consisting of two atoms of oxygen connected by a single bond.
Mentioned in: Teeth Whitening
pe·rox·ide
(pĕr-ok'sīd)That oxide of any series that contains the greatest number of oxygen atoms.
peroxide,
n See hydrogen peroxide.
peroxide
that oxide of any element containing more oxygen than any other; more correctly applied to compounds having such linkage as −O−O−.
hydrogen peroxide
see hydrogen peroxide.
peroxide value
said of a feed sample; an indication of the degree of rancidity of oils and fats in the feed.