peroxide
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Together, these features help balance the different reaction speeds of oxygen reduction and water oxidation, two half-reactions that must work together during hydrogen peroxide production.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Officials have been using chemicals, including reportedly hydrogen peroxide, to clean a green algae bloom which has taken hold in the pool since it was re-filled following a paint job earlier this month.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
Hydrogen peroxide will get rid of algae blooms if enough is used, he said, but it has to be mixed into the water appropriately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It was such a relief to breathe the fresh air without the smells of alcohol, peroxide, and sickness.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
The altered enzyme can no longer insert itself into the membrane correctly, leaving lipid peroxides free to accumulate.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
Larger fines were assessed for failing to designate a point person to help fight the fire and failing to give a complete inventory of the organic peroxides on site when firefighters arrived, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
The ROSs and lipid peroxides then triggered intensive oxidative bursts, while the protons lowered the intracellular pH value, creating an unfavourable acidic microenvironment for the cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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
It consists largely of pinene and isomeric terpenes, and has the property of attracting oxygen, with the formation of peroxides which stimulate the drying of oils.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
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
An earlier version of this review misidentified the film still of peroxided children shown in “R.R.R.E.D.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2018
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
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
