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Oxyhydrogen vs Peroxide - What's the difference?

oxyhydrogen | peroxide |

As nouns the difference between oxyhydrogen and peroxide

is that oxyhydrogen is (chemistry) a potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen while peroxide is .

As an adjective oxyhydrogen

is of, or using a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen.

oxyhydrogen

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, or using a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen

    • Derived terms

    *oxyhydrogen blowpipe *oxyhydrogen flame *oxyhydrogen microscope *oxyhydrogen torch

    peroxide

    English

    (wikipedia peroxide)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid
  • hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution

    • Derived terms

    * acetone peroxide * benzole peroxide * calcium peroxide * hydrogen peroxide * magnesium peroxide * peroxidase * peroxide blonde * peroxide process * plumbic peroxide * potassium peroxide * sodium peroxide * terbium peroxide

    Related terms

    * peroxidase

    Verb

    (peroxid)
  • to treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it
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