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SODIUM HYDROXIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium hydroxide mean?
• SODIUM HYDROXIDE (noun)
The noun SODIUM HYDROXIDE has 1 sense:
1. a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
Familiarity information: SODIUM HYDROXIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
caustic soda; sodium hydroxide
Hypernyms ("sodium hydroxide" is a kind of...):
hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)
lye (a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide)
Context examples
An example of a base is sodium hydroxide.
(Base, NCI Dictionary)
An example of an alkali is sodium hydroxide.
(Alkali, NCI Dictionary)
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