peroxide
(noun) an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
peroxide
(verb) bleach with peroxide; “She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peroxide (countable and uncountable, plural peroxides)
(inorganic chemistry) a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid
hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution used as a bleach
(organic chemistry) Any unstable compound or general formula R-O-O-R'
peroxide (third-person singular simple present peroxides, present participle peroxiding, simple past and past participle peroxided)
(transitive) to treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it
Source: Wiktionary
Per*ox"ide, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf. Per-, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
