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alkoxide

American  
[al-kok-sahyd, -sid] / ælˈkɒk saɪd, -sɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a compound formed from an alcohol by the replacement of the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group with a metal, as sodium methoxide, CH 3 ONa, from methyl alcohol, CH 3 OH.

Etymology

Origin of alkoxide

alk(yl) + ox(y)- 2 + -ide ( def. )

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