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phenoxide

American  
[fi-nok-sahyd] / fɪˈnɒk saɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. phenolate.

phenoxide British  
/ fɪˈnɒksaɪd /

noun

  1. Also called: phenolate.  any of a class of salts of phenol. They contain the ion C 6 H 5 O –

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Etymology

Origin of phenoxide

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

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