Fenton's reagent

noun

A solution of hydrogen peroxide with ferrous iron, used as a catalyst to oxidize contaminants or waste waters.

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Meanings

nounFenton's reagent (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA solution of hydrogen peroxide with ferrous iron, used as a catalyst to oxidize contaminants or waste waters.

Origin

Developed in the 1890s by Henry John Horstman Fenton as an analytical reagent.

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