hydrogen peroxide
noun
: an unstable compound H2O2 used especially as an oxidizing and bleaching agent, an antiseptic, and a propellant
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Pour or spray hydrogen peroxide over the baking soda.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Rather than drive him to urgent care, Belly nearly brings Con to his knees with a splash of hydrogen peroxide.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
If something has the tenacity to stick around even after that, time to bring back our friend hydrogen peroxide.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
By capturing these electrons, the CO2 helps protect hydrogen peroxide from being broken apart by further impacts or reactions.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Rather than drive him to urgent care, Belly nearly brings Con to his knees with a splash of hydrogen peroxide.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
If something has the tenacity to stick around even after that, time to bring back our friend hydrogen peroxide.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
By capturing these electrons, the CO2 helps protect hydrogen peroxide from being broken apart by further impacts or reactions.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hydrogen peroxide
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“Hydrogen peroxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20peroxide. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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