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peroxy

peroxy noun: the divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide.

Noun

peroxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) The divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide

Words formed from peroxy

Questions about peroxy

What does peroxy mean?
Peroxy means the divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide.
What part of speech is peroxy?
Peroxy is a noun.

Words near peroxy in the dictionary

  1. peroxophosphate
  2. peroxophosphates
  3. peroxophosphoric acid
  4. peroxovanadate
  5. peroxovanadates
  6. peroxy
  7. peroxy-
  8. peroxyacetic
  9. peroxyacetic acid
  10. peroxyacetone
  11. peroxyacetyl

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