Dictionary Entry
peroxide
peroxide is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf. Per-, 2. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf. Per-, 2.
- 2noun
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
- 3noun
an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
- 4verb
bleach with peroxide
"She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond"
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