HYDROXIDE

hydroxide

(noun) a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group

hydroxide, hydrated oxide

(noun) a compound of an oxide with water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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