peroxide
Speech parts
1. peroxide - Noun
2. peroxide - Verb
Meaning
An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf. Per-, 2.
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I suffer from peroxide phobia. Every time I've gotten near a blond woman, something of mine has disappeared. Jobs, boyfriends... one time an angora sweater leaped right off my body.
Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen.
She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond
According to Colwell, the clinic’s immediate needs include donations of unscented liquid laundry detergent, pee pads, hydrogen peroxide, unscented chlorine bleach, distilled water and canned cat and dog food.
Anything with alcohol, peroxide, iodine, or any strong soaps should be avoided because they may irritate the fresh piercing, and cause additional swelling and trauma during the healing process.
A few taps of the arm should then move the hydrogen peroxide closer to the bacteria.