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Descriptor English: Peroxides
Descriptor Spanish: Peróxidos
Descriptor peróxidos
Entry term(s) peróxido
Scope note: Grupo de compuestos que contienen un grupo bivalente O-O, es decir, los átomos de oxígeno son univalentes. Pueden ser de naturaleza orgánica o inorgánica. Tales compuestos liberan oxígeno atómico fácilmente (oxígeno naciente). Por ello son fuertes agentes oxidantes e inflamables al entrar en contacto con materiales de combustión, especialmente en condiciones de altas temperaturas. Los principales usos industriales de los peróxidos son como agentes oxidantes, blanqueadores e iniciadores de la polimerización. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Peróxidos
Descriptor French: Peroxydes
Entry term(s): Peroxide
Tree number(s): D01.248.497.158.685.750
D01.339.431.374
D01.650.550.750
D02.389.593.374
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010545
Scope note: A group of compounds that contain a bivalent O-O group, i.e., the oxygen atoms are univalent. They can either be inorganic or organic in nature. Such compounds release atomic (nascent) oxygen readily. Thus they are strong oxidizing agents and fire hazards when in contact with combustible materials, especially under high-temperature conditions. The chief industrial uses of peroxides are as oxidizing agents, bleaching agents, and initiators of polymerization. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Oxidants
Related: Benzoyl Peroxide MeSH
Lipid Peroxides MeSH
DeCS ID: 10736
Unique ID: D010545
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Peroxides - Preferred
Concept UI M0016377
Scope note A group of compounds that contain a bivalent O-O group, i.e., the oxygen atoms are univalent. They can either be inorganic or organic in nature. Such compounds release atomic (nascent) oxygen readily. Thus they are strong oxidizing agents and fire hazards when in contact with combustible materials, especially under high-temperature conditions. The chief industrial uses of peroxides are as oxidizing agents, bleaching agents, and initiators of polymerization. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
Preferred term Peroxides
Entry term(s) Peroxide



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