peroxide

Meaning of peroxide

noun
  1. a compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together in its molecule or as the anion O22−.
    the peptide neutralizes free radicals and peroxides, both of which can prevent cells from operating properly
    benzoyl peroxide
    sodium peroxide
verb
  1. bleach (hair) with peroxide.
    she peroxided her wavy brown hair
    a face framed in peroxided curls

early 19th century: from per- (sense 2) + oxide.

Information about peroxide

  • The plural form of peroxide is: peroxides.
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Hyphenation of peroxide

per-ox-ide

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • peroxide is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Anagrams of peroxide

Xpeedior

Words that rhyme with peroxide

Dexide, anorexide, murexide, sphexide, sulodexide, Clipoxide, Theroxide, Vanoxide, acetylperoxide, acylperoxide, aikupikoxide, alkoxide, alkylhydroperoxide, ambroxide, aminoxide, amitriptylinoxide, amylhydroperoxide, arsenoxide, arsinoxide, aryloxide, bendioxide, benzaprinoxide, benzoperoxide, benzoxide, benzylvinylsulfoxide, binoxide, bioxide, bisepoxide, bishydroperoxide, bithionoloxide, butoxide, butyldimethylvinylethynylperoxide, butylhydroperoxide, butylperoxide, butylsulfoxide, carbonylperoxide, carboxide, chamaedroxide, chlordiazepoxide, chlorodiazepoxide, chloroepoxide, cladiellaperoxide, clomifenoxide, clopoxide, colysanoxide, cortoxide, cresoxide, crotoxide, cyclohexenylhydroperoxide, cyclopropoxide

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