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hydroxyperoxide

hydroxyperoxide noun: the unstable peroxide H-O-O-O-O-H.

Noun

hydroxyperoxide (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxyperoxides)

  1. The unstable peroxide H-O-O-O-O-H
  2. Any derivative of hydrogen peroxide, R-O-O-H, analogous to hydroxides

Forms of hydroxyperoxide

pluralhydroxyperoxides

Origin of hydroxyperoxide

From hydroxy- + peroxide.

Questions about hydroxyperoxide

What does hydroxyperoxide mean?
Hydroxyperoxide means the unstable peroxide H-O-O-O-O-H.
What part of speech is hydroxyperoxide?
Hydroxyperoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyperoxide?
The plural of hydroxyperoxide is hydroxyperoxides.

Words near hydroxyperoxide in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyoctanoate
  2. hydroxypaeoniflorin
  3. hydroxypaeoniflorins
  4. hydroxyperoxidase
  5. hydroxyperoxidases
  6. hydroxyperoxide
  7. hydroxyperoxides
  8. hydroxypethidine
  9. hydroxyphenazine
  10. hydroxyphenethylamine
  11. hydroxyphenethylamines

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