sodium peroxide

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a yellowish-white, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, Na 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent.

sodium peroxide

noun

1. a yellowish-white odourless soluble powder formed when sodium reacts with an excess of oxygen: used as an oxidizing agent in chemical preparations, a bleaching agent, an antiseptic, and in removing carbon dioxide from air in submarines, etc. Formula: Na 2 O 2

Example Sentences

The residue in the filter is ignited and fused with a little sodium carbonate and nitrate, or with sodium peroxide.

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