peroxidise

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A form of peroxidize — To convert into a peroxide.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

verbperoxidise (third-person singular simple present peroxidises, present participle peroxidising, simple past and past participle peroxidised)

present singular third person peroxidises · participle present peroxidising · participle past peroxidised · past peroxidised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of peroxidize.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. Englishper-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchoxygène
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  18. Proto-Italic*akēō
  19. Latinaceō
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  21. Latinacidu
  22. Frenchacide
  23. Frenchoxide
  24. Englishoxide
  25. Englishperoxide
  26. Englishperoxidise

From peroxide + -ise.

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APA

peroxidise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peroxidise

MLA

“peroxidise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peroxidise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peroxidise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peroxidise.

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