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hydroxide definition

hy·drox·ide (hī dräks′īd′)

noun

a compound consisting of an element or radical combined with the hydroxyl radical

Etymology: hydr(o)- + oxide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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