hydroxide
(noun) a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
hydroxide, hydrated oxide
(noun) a compound of an oxide with water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hydroxide (plural hydroxides)
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
Any substance containing such an anion.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*drox"ide, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 2 + oxide.] (Chem.)
Definition: A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by elimination. The hydroxides are regarded as compounds of hydroxyl, united usually with basic element or radical; as, calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2025
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
