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peroxy group

noun Chemistry.

the bivalent group –O2–, derived from hydrogen peroxide.

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Also called peroxy radical.

Origin of peroxy group

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby peroxy group

peroxisome, peroxy, peroxyacid, peroxyborate, peroxydisulfuric acid, peroxy group, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid, peroxysulphuric acid, perp, perpend
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