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phenoxide

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/ fɪˈnɒk saɪd /
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noun Chemistry.
phenolate (def. 1).
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Origin of phenoxide

First recorded in 1885–90; phen(o)- + oxide

Words nearby phenoxide

phenoplast, phenosafranine, phenothiazine, phenotype, phenotypic value, phenoxide, phenoxybenzamine, phenoxy resin, phenozygous, phenprobamate, phentermine
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British Dictionary definitions for phenoxide

phenoxide
/ (fɪˈnɒksaɪd) /
noun
any of a class of salts of phenol. They contain the ion C 6 H 5 O –Also called: phenolate
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Medical definitions for phenoxide

phenoxide
[ fĭ-nŏk′sīd′ ]
n.
phenolate
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