PEROXIDE


Meaning of PEROXIDE in English

/ pəˈrɒksaɪd; NAmE -ˈrɑːk-/ (also ˌhydrogen peˈroxide ) noun

[ U ] a clear liquid used to kill bacteria and to bleach hair (= make it lighter) :

a woman with peroxide blonde hair

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from per- + oxide .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.