Definition of Hydroxide

1. Noun. A compound of an oxide with water.


2. Noun. A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound

Definition of Hydroxide

1. n. 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; as, calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide.

Definition of Hydroxide

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Medical Definition of Hydroxide

1. 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; as, calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + oxide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroxide

hydrotropic
hydrotropic
hydrotropism
hydrotropism
hydrotropisms
hydrotubation
hydroureter
hydrous
hydrous
hydrous wool fat
hydrovarium
hydroxamic acids
hydroxanthane
hydroxanthic
hydroxide (current term)
hydroxide (current term)
hydroxides
hydroxides
hydroxide ion
hydroxocobalamin
hydroxocobemine
hydroxy
hydroxy-
hydroxy-Y base
hydroxyacetic acid
hydroxyacetic acid
hydroxyacetylaminofluorene
hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase
hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase
hydroxyamphetamine hydrobromide

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