Meanings
nounhydroperoxide (plural hydroperoxides)
plural hydroperoxides
- chemistryany mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Italic*per
- Latinper
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Italic*peri-
- Latinper-
- Englishper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishperoxide
- Englishhydroperoxide
Cite this entry
APA
hydroperoxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroperoxide
MLA
“hydroperoxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroperoxide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroperoxide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroperoxide.
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