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peroxide

[puh-rok-sahyd] / pəˈrɒk saɪd /


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Add a sudden pulse of hydrogen peroxide and many cancer cells tip over the edge: their DNA and energy machinery are damaged and they die.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

National Park Service crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water last week and then pieces of the new flooring started breaking loose as crews began vacuuming the pool floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Officials have been using chemicals, including reportedly hydrogen peroxide, to clean a green algae bloom which has taken hold in the pool since it was re-filled following a paint job earlier this month.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

As workers scrambled to pump out murky water and dumped hydrogen peroxide into the pool, Trump took no responsibility for what many observers chalked up to shoddy workmanship.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

I pour on peroxide till the whole line bubbles white.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

"With its fin immersed into the cell membrane, it rides along the inner surface and swiftly detoxifies lipid peroxides as it goes."

From Science Daily Dec. 9, 2025

The ROSs and lipid peroxides then triggered intensive oxidative bursts, while the protons lowered the intracellular pH value, creating an unfavourable acidic microenvironment for the cancer cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

When ozone wafts into buildings, it reacts with limonene and similar molecules called monoterpenes, turning them into peroxides, alcohols, and other molecules that grow into airborne particles.

From Science Magazine Feb. 24, 2022

The peroxides of potassium, rubidium, and cesium can be prepared by heating the metal or its oxide in a carefully controlled amount of oxygen:

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Lead and manganese are partially separated as peroxides, but the remaining metals are not deposited from acid solutions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Puffy-faced and peroxided, Koepka finally admitted, “I’ll be honest: I can’t compete with these guys week in and week out.”

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2023

Murray SawChuck, 38, a magician known for his spiky peroxided hair and a self-anointed role as “the Dennis the Menace of magic,” notes he is free in the evenings to attend other shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2016

With his peroxided locks, heavy mascara and volatile sensitivity, his Jackson is a cross between punky rockers Billy Idol and Billie Joe Armstrong, with a dash of corrupt, rabble-rousing politico Huey Long thrown in.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2012

When we meet to photograph him, he still has the fluffy blond hair from the role – peroxided because there was no budget for wigs.

From The Guardian Jul. 22, 2010

When it was Dad’s move, I’d steal looks at him in his button-down shirt, trying to remember the fast-fading picture of the guy with peroxided hair and a leather jacket.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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