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caustic alcohol

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sodium ethylate

–noun Chemistry.
a white, hygroscopic powder, C2H5ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called caustic alcohol, so⋅dium eth⋅ox⋅ide [e-thok-sahyd, -sid] .
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