hydroperoxide

noun

hy·​dro·​per·​ox·​ide ˌhī-drō-pə-ˈräk-ˌsīd How to pronounce hydroperoxide (audio)
: a compound containing an O2H group

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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

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hydroperoxide was in 1900

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“Hydroperoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydroperoxide. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

hydroperoxide

noun
hy·​dro·​per·​ox·​ide -pə-ˈräk-ˌsīd How to pronounce hydroperoxide (audio)
: a compound containing the monovalent group −OOH
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