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hydroperoxide

hydroperoxide noun: any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH.

Noun

hydroperoxide (plural hydroperoxides)

  1. any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH

Forms of hydroperoxide

pluralhydroperoxides

Origin of hydroperoxide

From hydro- + peroxide.

Words formed from hydroperoxide

Questions about hydroperoxide

What does hydroperoxide mean?
Hydroperoxide means any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH.
What part of speech is hydroperoxide?
Hydroperoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroperoxide?
The plural of hydroperoxide is hydroperoxides.

Words near hydroperoxide in the dictionary

  1. hydroperitoneum
  2. hydroperoxidase
  3. hydroperoxidases
  4. hydroperoxidation
  5. hydroperoxidations
  6. hydroperoxide
  7. hydroperoxides
  8. hydroperoxidic
  9. hydroperoxy
  10. hydroperoxydase
  11. hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid

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