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sodium peroxide
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noun Chemistry.
a yellowish-white, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, Na2O2, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent.
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sodium peroxide
noun
a yellowish-white odourless soluble powder formed when sodium reacts with an excess of oxygen: used as an oxidizing agent in chemical preparations, a bleaching agent, an antiseptic, and in removing carbon dioxide from air in submarines, etc. Formula: Na 2 O 2
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Medical definitions for sodium peroxide
sodium peroxide
n.
A yellowish-white powder used as a germicide, an antiseptic, and a disinfectant.
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