noun
peroxide
puh-ROK-suh-ihd
noun
1
Hydrogen peroxide, especially the diluted form used as a disinfectant or hair bleach.
"She dabbed peroxide on the cut to clean it."
verb
1
To bleach (especially hair) using hydrogen peroxide.
"He peroxided his hair platinum blond for the role."
How to Use Peroxide
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA chemical (hydrogen peroxide) used for cleaning wounds or bleaching hair, or the act of bleaching with it.
Common pairings
peroxide blonde
hydrogen peroxide
Word Forms
peroxided past tense, peroxides plural, peroxides singular
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Etymology
From per- ("thoroughly") + oxide, describing a compound with extra oxygen atoms.