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It is caused by the oxidation of fats and oils, leading to the formation of harmful compounds such as free radicals and hydroperoxide.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The Texas A&M study said that the plant held up to half a million pounds of one the chemicals, cumene hydroperoxide.
—Julie Turkewitz, Henry Fountain and Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The Texas A&M study said that the plant held up to half a million pounds of one the chemicals, cumene hydroperoxide.
—Julie Turkewitz, Henry Fountain and Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Hydroperoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydroperoxide. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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hydroperoxide
noun
hy·dro·per·ox·ide
-pə-ˈräk-ˌsīd 
: a compound containing the monovalent group −OOH
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