Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical compound, especially an ionic compound, containing a hydroxyl group.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry An
univalent anion (OH-1) based on thehydroxyl functional group . - noun Any
substance containing such an anion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a compound of an oxide with water
- noun a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
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Examples
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But if we consider hydrogen as a gasiform metal, we naturally arrive at the conclusion that _water is the hydroxide of this gasiform metal_, that is _hydrogen hydroxide_, while gaseous hydrochloric and hydrosulphuric acids would be looked upon as respectively the chloride and the sulphide of the metal hydrogen.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 Various
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Either can be used to process corn into hominy or the base for masa, but cal hydroxide is easier to use and, usually, easier to find, Any building supply store will have it.
Mexican Cookbooks 2004
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Calcium hydroxide is also called lime or builders 'lime.
Mexican Cookbooks 2004
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Calcium hydroxide is used as a processing agent, not a direct food additive.
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The resomator is filled with water and potassium hydroxide, which is heated to around 160 degrees Celsius.
Going Green In Death 2010
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The resomator is filled with water and potassium hydroxide, which is heated to around 160 degrees Celsius.
Going Green In Death 2010
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It would stand roughly 1,000 feet tall with a footprint a little bigger than a football field, and be crisscrossed with scaffolding holding liquid sodium hydroxide, which is best known as lye.
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It would stand roughly 1,000 feet tall with a footprint a little bigger than a football field, and be crisscrossed with scaffolding holding liquid sodium hydroxide, which is best known as lye.
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And it's inconclusive, but it might be potassium hydroxide, which is a minor toxicity level.
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The product of this reaction, potassium zincate, is a salt of zinc hydroxide, which is thus seen to have acid properties, though it usually acts as a base.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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