phenoxide

[ fi-nok-sahyd ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. phenolate ( def 1 ).

phenoxide

/ fɪˈnɒksaɪd /

noun

1. any of a class of salts of phenol. They contain the ion C 6 H 5 O ^– Also calledphenolate

Word History and Origins

Origin of phenoxide¹

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