Hello suemercado - thanks for your question.
In 1867 it was called deutoxide of hydrogen.
Hydrogen peroxide is used to bleach hair. It was discovered in 1818
and at first called "oxygenated water". Later in the nineteenth
century it was called "deutoxide of hydrogen".
1818
"Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, was first discovered by Thenard among others
in 1818 by reacting acids with barium peroxide, BaO2. He called it
oxygenated water, recognising that, relative to hydrogen, it contained
twice as much oxygen as water."
http://www.cefic.be/sector/peroxy/ecohydro/1.htm
1832
"Deutoxide of hydrogen, the oxygenated water of Thenard."
http://www.ecn.bris.ac.uk/het/babbage/babb3
1898
"Here's the scenario, you're mixing up a batch of God knows what, from
a 1898 formula, but you're stuck when it calls for deutoxide of
hydrogen and king's green. You whip this little book out and
immediately identify the needed ingredients as hydrogen peroxide and
copper acetoarsenite."
http://www.tesla-coil.org/library.htm
I hope this helps, but please let me know if you would like me to
clarify anything.
Regards - Leli
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