peroxide
puh rok sahyd
- n 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
- n an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
- v bleach with peroxide
She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond
- Plot was to hydrogen peroxide bombs to coincide with the Sept.
- Najibullah Zazi went from Pakistan to suburban Denver beauty shops in a hunt for the supplies and skill to make hydrogen peroxide bombs.
- Adolf Hitler has driven many a Jew to peroxide.