alkoxide

[ al-kok-sahyd, -sid ]

/ ælˈkɒk saɪd, -sɪd /

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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.

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Also called alcoholate.

Origin of alkoxide

alk(yl) + ox(y)-² + -ide

Words nearby alkoxide

alkene series, alkermes, Alkmaar, alko, Alkoran, alkoxide, alkoxy, alky, alkyd, alkyd resin, alkyl