h2o2 hydrogen peroxide

  • 1hydrogen peroxide — (= H2O2) Hydrogen peroxide is produced by vertebrate phagocytes and is used in bacterial killing (the myeloperoxidase halide system) …

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  • 2Hydrogen peroxide — IUPAC name …

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  • 3hydrogen peroxide — n an unstable compound H2O2 used esp. as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as an antiseptic * * * a colourless liquid used as a disinfectant for cleansing wounds and, diluted, as a deodorant mouthwash. Strong solutions irritate the skin. * * * …

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  • 4hydrogen peroxide — n. a colorless, syrupy liquid, H2O2, often used in dilute, unstable solutions as a bleaching or disinfecting agent, and in more concentrated form as a rocket fuel, in the production of foam rubber, etc …

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  • 5hydrogen peroxide — a colorless, unstable, oily liquid, H2O2, an aqueous solution of which is used chiefly as an antiseptic and a bleaching agent. [1870 75] * * * ▪ chemical compound       (H2O2), a colourless liquid usually produced as aqueous solutions of various… …

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  • 6hydrogen peroxide — noun Date: 1872 an unstable compound H2O2 used especially as an oxidizing and bleaching agent, an antiseptic, and a propellant …

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  • 7hydrogen peroxide — noun Chemistry a colourless viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties, used in some disinfectants and bleaches. [H2O2.] …

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  • 8hydrogen peroxide — hy′drogen perox′ide n. chem. a colorless, unstable, oily liquid, H2O2, an aqueous solution of which is used chiefly as an antiseptic and a bleaching agent • Etymology: 1870–75 …

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  • 9hydrogen peroxide — /haɪdrədʒən pəˈrɒksaɪd/ (say huydruhjuhn puh roksuyd) noun an unstable, oxidising liquid, H2O2, the aqueous solution of which is used as an antiseptic and a bleaching agent …

  • 10Hydrogen disulfide — Hydrogen disulfide …

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