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Where does “peroxide” come from?

Peroxide is a compound formed from the English prefix per- (from Latin per, meaning "through") and oxide, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "forward" or "through."

peroxide (English): a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen...

Definitions

  1. a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen...

Ancestry of “peroxide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
2FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
3Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
4Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
5Latinaceō—
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “peroxide”

  • peroxidase
  • peroxidation
  • hydroperoxide
  • myeloperoxidase
  • peroxyl
  • immunoperoxidase
  • endoperoxide
  • chloroperoxidase
  • triperoxide
  • lipoperoxidation
  • peroxidic
  • peroxidise
  • antimyeloperoxidase
  • bromoperoxidase
  • haloperoxidase
  • peroxidize
  • endoperoxidase
  • pseudoperoxidase
  • peroxidizable
  • peroxidization
  • peroxidisable
  • ethylbenzenehydroperoxide
  • thioperoxide
  • peroxidability
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