peroxy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə rok′sē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•ox•y  (pə rok′sē),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrycontaining the peroxy group.
  • per- + oxy-2 1955–60

peroxy-, 
  1. Chemistrya combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the peroxy group is present:peroxyborate.

'peroxy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
peroxyacid - peroxyborate - peroxydisulfuric acid - peroxy group - peroxymonosulfuric acid - peroxysulfuric acid - persalt

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