phenoxide

American

[fi-nok-sahyd] / fɪˈnɒk saɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

phenolate.

phenoxide British

/ fɪˈnɒksaɪd /

noun

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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