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過氧化物

简过氧化物 · 繁過氧化物

Mandarin · pinyin guò yǎng huà wù

peroxide

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
氧: yǎng · oxygen (element 8, O)
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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4–3–4–4 · guo4 yang3 hua4 wu4

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gwo3 joeng5 faa3 mat6

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noun

(chemistry) peroxide

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