Definition of "peroxy" []

• The divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide (noun)

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• "Free radicals are molecules with an unpaired electron that react rapidly, cause lonely electrons really want to find a date, and methyl radicals do that, combining quickly with oxygen molecules, O2, to form methyl peroxy radical, CH3O2."
• "In fact, much later, it was established that not only acid deposition, but also increased oxidant concentrations (species such as ozone, peroxy-acetyl nitrate (PAN), and hydrogen peroxide) contributed to tree damage."
• "The radical characteristic of the thing tends to be concentrated at the free swinging tip of the tail, and in most peroxy radicals, that tip winds up reacting with some other molecule."