sodium hydroxide

so·di·um hy·drox·ide

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-dee-uh m hahy-drok-sahyd, -sid]
- /ˈsoʊ di əm haɪˈdrɒk saɪd, -sɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-dee-uh m hahy-drok-sahyd, -sid]
- /ˈsoʊ di əm haɪˈdrɒk saɪd, -sɪd/

Definitions of sodium hydroxide words

noun sodium hydroxide a white, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NaOH, usually in the form of lumps, sticks, chips, or pellets, that upon solution in water generates heat: used chiefly in the manufacture of other chemicals, rayon, film, soap, as a laboratory reagent, and in medicine as a caustic. 1
noun sodium hydroxide a white deliquescent strongly alkaline solid used in the manufacture of rayon, paper, aluminium, soap, and sodium compounds. Formula: NaOH 0
noun sodium hydroxide a white, deliquescent substance, NaOH, in the form of a powder, flakes, sticks, etc.: it is a strong caustic base, widely used in chemistry, oil refining, etc. 0
noun sodium hydroxide Sodium hydroxide is a white solid compound used as an alkalizing agent. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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