how to pronounce peroxide

/pəˈɹɒk.saɪd/

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peroxide is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of peroxide in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you form a lithium peroxide and if you …”

meaning of peroxide

Peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula O2.

peroxide frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word peroxide occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.