PEROXIDIZE

Etymology

Verb

peroxidize (third-person singular simple present peroxidizes, present participle peroxidizing, simple past and past participle peroxidized)

(transitive) To convert into a peroxide.

(transitive) To treat (especially hair) with a peroxide.

(intransitive) To be converted into a peroxide.

Source: Wiktionary

Per*ox"i*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peroxidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Peroxidizing.] (Chem.)

Definition: To oxidize to the utmost degree, so as to form a peroxide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition