ethoxide

 [eth-ok-sahyd]  

eth·ox·ide

   [eth-ok-sahyd]
noun Chemistry.
ethylate.
Origin:
eth(yl) + oxide
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Ethoxide is always a great word to know.
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a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide
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ethoxide (iːθˈɒksaɪd)
 
—n
Also called: ethylate any of a class of saltlike compounds with the formula MOC2H5, where M is a metal atom
 
[C20: from ethox(yl) (from eth(yl) + ox(ygen) + -yl) + -ide]

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