hydroxide

[ hahy-drok-sahyd, -sid ]

noun

1. a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group.

hydroxide

/ haɪˈdrɒksaɪd /

noun

1. a base or alkali containing the ion OH ^–
2. any compound containing an -OH group

hydroxide

/ hī-drŏk′sīd′ /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxide¹

First recorded in 1820–30; hydr- ² + oxide

Example Sentences

For their show-stopping demonstration, the researchers injected Galinstan into a vat of sodium hydroxide, an oxidant that serves as the chemical fodder for Galinstan to carry out the surface-tension-switching oxidation reaction.

From Popular-Science

The fossils were cemented within fine layers of goethite, an iron hydroxide mineral that probably formed as acidic groundwater circulated through basalt rocks, leaching out their iron, the researchers suggest.

From Science News

After ratcheting up the water’s sodium hydroxide level from 100 parts per million to 1,100 parts per million, the intruder departed.

From ProPublica

An alcoholic solution of the resin was just neutralized with potassium hydroxide.

From Project Gutenberg

Boiling with an excess of potassium hydroxide gave a black substance (tauromelanic acid).

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A portion was gently warmed with a few drops of a strong solution of potassium cyanide and two drops of sodium hydroxide.

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A portion of the water solution was heated with glucose and a few drops of sodium hydroxide.

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By warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow.

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