peroxide

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And the unique printing process of Bonnie Ralston, shown by Arts Gowanus, uses found metal objects, salt, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to create ghostly industrial prints out of corrosion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This type of propulsion is well known in aerospace engineering, where hydrogen peroxide is used as a fuel to launch spacecraft, but it had not previously been identified in a biological system.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

When parasites were grown under low-oxygen conditions, which reduces hydrogen peroxide production, the crystals slowed to about half their usual speed, despite the parasites otherwise remaining healthy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

When E. faecalis is present in a wound, the hydrogen peroxide it produces causes oxidative stress in nearby human skin cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

I burst through the doors, the smell of iodine and peroxide hits me, but all I have time to see is two men wearing surgical caps and a woman in green huddling over a gurney.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini