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peroxide

[puh-rok-sahyd] / pəˈrɒk saɪd /


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When parasites were grown under low-oxygen conditions, which reduces hydrogen peroxide production, the crystals slowed to about half their usual speed, despite the parasites otherwise remaining healthy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Experiments confirmed that hydrogen peroxide alone could cause isolated crystals to spin, even outside the parasite.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Compared with normal tissue, cancer cells tend to be more acidic and contain higher levels of hydrogen peroxide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

This process continuously produces hydrogen peroxide, a highly reactive oxygen species capable of damaging living tissue.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

Lilya was an eccentric beauty, a petite blonde who regularly sent her aircraft mechanic to pick up peroxide from a nearby hospital so she could bleach her hair.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein