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peroxide
  1. (inorganic chemistry) a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid
  2. hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution used as a bleach
  3. (organic chemistry) Any unstable compound or general formula R-O-O-R'
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “I dyed my hair blonde using peroxide.”
peroxidation
  1. (chemistry) Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide
  2. (organic chemistry) The reaction of a double bond with a peroxide
  3. Examples:
    1. “It can protect the polyunsaturated fatty acids in cell membranes from the autocatalytic chain reaction of lipid peroxidation.”
      “Hydroxyl radical stimulates the chain reaction of lipid peroxidation by removing the first hydrogen atom.”
      “Our study has shown that CDA-II was a good scavenger of hydroxyl radical, and it inhibited lipid peroxidation in brain homogenates.”
peroxydation
  1. (chemistry) Reaction with a peroxide
  2. (organic chemistry) The formation of peroxides and their breakdown products
peroxidase
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Urea is a denaturant capable of inactivating peroxidase over time by changing the structural integrity of the enzyme.”
      “The cellular morphology suggested possible erythroid differentiation, however a hemoglobin peroxidase study was negative.”
      “The ability to degrade azo dyes varied between lignin peroxidase isoenzymes and optimum pH for decolorization differed between dyes.”
peroxy
  1. (chemistry) The divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide
  2. Examples:
    1. “Alternatively, a-tocopherol can scavenge two peroxy free radicals and then be conjugated to glucuronate for excretion in the bile.”
      “In fact, it is still unclear if the superoxide anion is formed through peroxy radicals or through a reaction between solvated electron and molecular oxygen.”
      “Of the peroxy type bleaches, sodium perborate is the least expensive.”
peroxidability
  1. The condition of being, or the extent to which something is peroxidable
peroxyl
  1. (organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide
peroxidization
  1. Act or process of peroxidizing.
peroxid
  1. Archaic form of peroxide.
peroxidations
  1. plural of peroxidation
peroxydations
  1. plural of peroxydation
peroxidases
  1. plural of peroxidase
  2. Examples:
    1. “There are changes in activity of ionically bound peroxidases during storage.”
      “A cDNA library of mRNA isolated from asparagus spears 24 h post-harvest was screened for peroxidases using homologous and heterologous probes.”
      “Activities of unspecific peroxidases were also measured using guaiacol as the substrate.”
peroxides
peroxyls
  1. plural of peroxyl
peroxids
  1. plural of peroxid
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