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per·ox·ide

(pə-rŏk′sīd′)

1. The divalent O₂ group, or a compound containing this group, such as sodium peroxide, Na₂O₂, used as an oxidizing agent or bleach.

2. Hydrogen peroxide.

tr.v. per·ox·id·ed, per·ox·id·ing, per·ox·ides

1. To treat with peroxide.

2. To bleach (hair) with hydrogen peroxide.

per·ox′ide′ adj.

per′ox·id′ic (pûr′ŏk-sĭd′ĭk) adj.

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peroxide

(pəˈrɒksaɪd)

1. (Elements & Compounds) short for hydrogen peroxide, esp when used for bleaching hair

2. (Elements & Compounds) any of a class of metallic oxides, such as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, that contain the divalent ion ^–O-O^–

3. (Elements & Compounds) (not in technical usage) any of certain dioxides, such as manganese peroxide, MnO2, that resemble peroxides in their formula but do not contain the ^–O-O^– ion

4. (Elements & Compounds) any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain two oxygen atoms bound together. They tend to be explosive

5. (modifier) of, relating to, bleached with, or resembling peroxide

(Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to bleach (the hair) with peroxide

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per•ox•ide

(pəˈrɒk saɪd)

n., v. -id•ed, -id•ing. n.

a. hydrogen peroxide, H₂O₂ or H–O–O–H.

b. a compound containing the bivalent group –O₂–, derived from hydrogen peroxide.

v.t.

2. to use peroxide as a bleaching agent on (esp. the hair).

[1795–1805]

per·ox·ide

(pə-rŏk′sīd′)

1. A compound containing the group O₂. When any peroxide is combined with an acid, one of the products is hydrogen peroxide.

2. Hydrogen peroxide.

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peroxide

Past participle: peroxided
Gerund: peroxiding

Imperative
peroxide
peroxide

Present
I peroxide
you peroxide
he/she/it peroxides
we peroxide
you peroxide
they peroxide

Preterite
I peroxided
you peroxided
he/she/it peroxided
we peroxided
you peroxided
they peroxided

Present Continuous
I am peroxiding
you are peroxiding
he/she/it is peroxiding
we are peroxiding
you are peroxiding
they are peroxiding

Present Perfect
I have peroxided
you have peroxided
he/she/it has peroxided
we have peroxided
you have peroxided
they have peroxided

Past Continuous
I was peroxiding
you were peroxiding
he/she/it was peroxiding
we were peroxiding
you were peroxiding
they were peroxiding

Past Perfect
I had peroxided
you had peroxided
he/she/it had peroxided
we had peroxided
you had peroxided
they had peroxided

Future
I will peroxide
you will peroxide
he/she/it will peroxide
we will peroxide
you will peroxide
they will peroxide

Future Perfect
I will have peroxided
you will have peroxided
he/she/it will have peroxided
we will have peroxided
you will have peroxided
they will have peroxided

Future Continuous
I will be peroxiding
you will be peroxiding
he/she/it will be peroxiding
we will be peroxiding
you will be peroxiding
they will be peroxiding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been peroxiding
you have been peroxiding
he/she/it has been peroxiding
we have been peroxiding
you have been peroxiding
they have been peroxiding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been peroxiding
you will have been peroxiding
he/she/it will have been peroxiding
we will have been peroxiding
you will have been peroxiding
they will have been peroxiding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been peroxiding
you had been peroxiding
he/she/it had been peroxiding
we had been peroxiding
you had been peroxiding
they had been peroxiding

Conditional
I would peroxide
you would peroxide
he/she/it would peroxide
we would peroxide
you would peroxide
they would peroxide

Past Conditional
I would have peroxided
you would have peroxided
he/she/it would have peroxided
we would have peroxided
you would have peroxided
they would have peroxided

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Noun	1.	peroxide - 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 hydrogen peroxide oxidant, oxidiser, oxidizer, oxidizing agent - a substance that oxidizes another substance
	2.	peroxide - an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- benzoyl peroxide - a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
Verb	1.	peroxide - bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond" bleach - make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"

Translations

agua oxigenadaperóxido de hidrógeno

perossido

過酸化水素水過酸化物

peroxide

[pəˈrɒksaɪd]

A. N → peróxido m

B. CPD peroxide blonde N → rubia f de bote, rubia f oxigenada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

peroxide

[pəˈrɒksaɪd] n → eau f oxygénée

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

peroxide

n → Peroxid nt; a peroxide blonde (pej) → eine Wasserstoffblondine; peroxide blonde hair → wasserstoffblonde Haare

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

peroxide

[pəˈrɒksaɪd] n → perossido

pe·rox·ide

n. peróxido de hidrógeno, agua oxigenada.

peroxide

n peróxido

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"Promise me to let this come back to its own beautiful colour," I had said, as I nodded to a little phial labelled "Peroxide of Hydrogen" on her mantelshelf.

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The sun was ruddy-brown in his face, and by it his sandy hair was bleached on the ends to peroxide blond.

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