alkoxide

[al-kok-sahyd, -sid]

alk·ox·ide

[al-kok-sahyd, -sid]
noun Chemistry.
a compound formed from an alcohol by the replacement of the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group with a metal, as sodium methoxide, CH3ONa, from methyl alcohol, CH3OH.
Also called alcoholate.


Origin:
alk(yl) + ox(y)-2 + -ide
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Alkoxide is always a great word to know.
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a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel
a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound
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