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Definition of: hydrogen peroxide
Chem.
A sirupy liquid, H2O2, whose aqueous solutions are important as antiseptics and bleaching agents, the usual solution being a slightly acid one containing about 3 percent by weight of pure hydrogen peroxide. Also called peroxide.
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