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Noun: barium peroxide  'beh-ree-um pu'rók,sId
  1. A white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air
    "Barium peroxide is sometimes used as a bleaching agent";
    - barium dioxide

Derived forms: barium peroxides

Type of: baryta

Encyclopedia: Barium peroxide