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hydroxide

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hydroxide (noun)
  2. ammonium hydroxide (noun)
  3. barium hydroxide (noun)
  4. calcium hydroxide (noun)
  5. chromic hydroxide (noun)
  6. copper hydroxide (noun)
  7. cupric hydroxide (noun)
  8. ferrous hydroxide (noun)
  9. iron hydroxide (noun)
  10. magnesium hydroxide (noun)
  11. manganic hydroxide (noun)
  12. manganous hydroxide (noun)
  13. potassium hydroxide (noun)
  14. sodium hydroxide (noun)
  15. strontium hydroxide (noun)

hy·drox·ide

noun \hī-ˈdräk-ˌsīd\

Definition of HYDROXIDE

1
: the monovalent anion OH− consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen —called also hydroxide ion
2
: an ionic compound of hydroxide with an element or group
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Origin of HYDROXIDE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1851

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