hydroxide

hy·drox·ide  (h-drksd)

n.

A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group.

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hydroxide

Noun

Chem a compound containing a hydroxyl group or ion

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hydroxide  (h-drksd)

A chemical compound containing one or more hydroxyl radicals (OH). Inorganic hydroxides include hydroxides of metals, some of which, like sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) and calcium hydroxide, are strong bases that are important industrial alkalis. Some metal hydroxides, such as those of zinc and lead, are amphoteric (they act like both acids and bases). Organic hydroxides include the alcohols.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hydroxide - a compound of an oxide with water hydrated oxide chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight aluminium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, hydrated aluminium oxide, hydrated aluminum oxide - white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime - a caustic substance produced by heating limestone magnesium hydroxide - a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines caustic potash, potash, potassium hydroxide - a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry caustic soda, sodium hydroxide - a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
	2.	hydroxide - a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight