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peroxide

[puh-rok-sahyd] / pəˈrɒk saɪd /


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In an effort combat the algae in the Reflecting Pool, employees of the National Park Service were seen pouring in gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical commonly used in pool maintenance.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

In response, crews reportedly used hydrogen peroxide treatments to address water quality issues, restoring just the outer rim of the pool to its blue coloration while leaving other areas still very green in appearance.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

The right dose of hydrogen peroxide would be “very, very high and they would have to stir it throughout the entire reflecting pool,” Bidelspach said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The National Park Service said it is using pumps to treat the water with what it called nanobubble ozone technology to kill the algae, along with hydrogen peroxide, which it said is milder than chlorine.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

They're all lined up so neatly on the bathroom counter: the vacuum-packed dressings coated with topical pain reliever, the latex-free surgical tape, the hydrogen peroxide, the prescription-grade antibiotic gel.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

"With its fin immersed into the cell membrane, it rides along the inner surface and swiftly detoxifies lipid peroxides as it goes."

From Science Daily Dec. 9, 2025

The altered enzyme can no longer insert itself into the membrane correctly, leaving lipid peroxides free to accumulate.

From Science Daily Dec. 9, 2025

Organic peroxides, which are highly flammable, are used in a variety of rubber products including golf ball cores.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2023

When ozone wafts into buildings, it reacts with limonene and similar molecules called monoterpenes, turning them into peroxides, alcohols, and other molecules that grow into airborne particles.

From Science Magazine Feb. 24, 2022

For I gather that her hair is of some light shade,—induced, I haven't a doubt, by the liberal use of peroxides.

From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by Cabell, James Branch

Puffy-faced and peroxided, Koepka finally admitted, “I’ll be honest: I can’t compete with these guys week in and week out.”

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2023

Murray SawChuck, 38, a magician known for his spiky peroxided hair and a self-anointed role as “the Dennis the Menace of magic,” notes he is free in the evenings to attend other shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2016

To mark a change, she peroxided her hair.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2014

With his peroxided locks, heavy mascara and volatile sensitivity, his Jackson is a cross between punky rockers Billy Idol and Billie Joe Armstrong, with a dash of corrupt, rabble-rousing politico Huey Long thrown in.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2012

When it was Dad’s move, I’d steal looks at him in his button-down shirt, trying to remember the fast-fading picture of the guy with peroxided hair and a leather jacket.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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