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What is hydrogen peroxide?

What is hydrogen peroxide? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (inorganic chemistry) A colourless liquid, H2O2, soluble in water, used as a mild antiseptic, bleaching agent (especially for bleaching hair), oxidizing agent and chemical reagent.
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The solution used to bleach hair softens and swells the cuticles cells, but it also contain hydrogen peroxide to release oxygen.
They have devised an ultrasound hydrogen peroxide vapor inhalator that allows oxygen radicals to be generated and breathed in.
Newer methods of sterilization include alternatives to ethylene oxide, such as low temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma and peracetic acid.
Superoxides react with water to produce molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.
This can be carried out using chemical oxidation agents such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone, or potassium dichromate.
That doesn't produce enough hydrogen peroxide to oxidize all organic matter in the soil.

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