Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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PEROXIDE, n. Chem. The name was given to this type of compound of oxide by T. Thomson (see Thomsonite below) (1804 T. Thomson Chemistry I. 103). He also devised the names protoxide, deutoxide, tritoxide.
