| LC control no. | sh 85100033 |
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| LC classification | QD181.O1 Inorganic chemistry QD305.E7 Organic chemistry |
| Topical heading | Peroxides |
| Variant(s) | Compounds, Peroxy Per-compounds Peroxy compounds |
| See also | Oxides |
| Found in | Dictionary.com, Apr. 16, 2012 (peroxide: 1 a. hydrogen peroxide, H 2 O 2 or H--O--O--H. b. a compound containing the bivalent group --O 2 --, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na 2 O 2 , or dimethyl peroxide, C 3 H 6 O 2 . c. the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.) Wikipedia, Apr. 16 2012 (A peroxide is a compound containing an oxygen--oxygen single bond or the peroxide anion ([O-O]2--). The O-O group is called the peroxide group or peroxo group. In contrast to oxide ions, the oxygen atoms in the peroxide ion have an oxidation state of -1.) Merriam-Webster online dict., Apr. 16, 2012 (peroxide: a compound (as hydrogen peroxide) in which oxygen is visualized as joined to oxygen) Dorland's medical dictionary for health consumers, © 2007, via TheFreeDictionary.com, Apr. 16, 2012 (peroxide: that oxide of any element containing more oxygen than any other; more correctly applied to compounds having such linkage as --O--O--) Your dictionary (WWW.yourdictionary.com), Apr. 16, 2012 (peroxide: any oxide containing the O group in which the two atoms of oxygen are linked by a single bond; specif., hydrogen peroxide) |
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