peroxidate

[puh-rok-si-deyt]

verb (used with or without object), per·ox·i·dat·ed, per·ox·i·dat·ing. Chemistry.

peroxidize.

Origin of peroxidate

First recorded in 1855–60; per- + oxidate

Related formsper·ox·i·da·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for peroxidation

Historical Examples of peroxidation

This arises from the peroxidation of the iron, to whose protoxide they owe their tint.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Other glasses become purpled by exposure, owing to the peroxidation of the manganese.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for peroxidation

peroxidation

noun

a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections

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