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HYDROXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hydroxide" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A compound of an oxide with water
Synonyms:
hydrated oxide; hydroxide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("hydroxide" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydroxide"):
aluminium hydroxide; aluminum hydroxide; hydrated aluminium oxide; hydrated aluminum oxide (white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite)
calcium hydrate; calcium hydroxide; caustic lime; hydrated lime; lime; lime hydrate; slaked lime (a caustic substance produced by heating limestone)
magnesium hydroxide (a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines)
caustic potash; potash; potassium hydroxide (a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry)
caustic soda; sodium hydroxide (a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds)
Context examples:
An example of an alkali is sodium hydroxide.
(Alkali, NCI Dictionary)
Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution.
(Aluminum Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
Beryllium hydroxide is mainly used to produce beryllium metal and alloys.
(Beryllium Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
A resinous film-forming agent dissolved in a solvent or a calcium hydroxide suspension within a synthetic resin solution, which rapidly hardens into a firm mass upon administration.
(Dental Liner Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A salt or hydroxide mixture of aluminum and magnesium metals used as an antacid, aluminum magnesium absorbs and neutralizes stomach acid, helping to relieve intermittent, infrequent heartburn and indigestion.
(Aluminum Magnesium, NCI Thesaurus)
Maalox, a combination of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, neutralizes or reduces gastric acid, thereby relieving symptoms associated with indigestion, gastritis, and gastroesophageal disease (GERD).
(Maalox, NCI Thesaurus)
An organic salt of ammonium (lactic acid neutralized with ammonium hydroxide), topical moisturizing Ammonium Lactate can be applied as a humectant in ichthyosis vulgaris and xerosis.
(Ammonium Lactate, NCI Thesaurus)
Calcium nitrate is used in the production of cadmium hydroxide for use in alkaline batteries, to color glass and porcelain, in photography and in nuclear reactors.
(Cadmium Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
An oral suspension of viscous lidocaine, diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and aluminum and magnesium hydroxides (Maalox).
(Lidobenalox, NCI Thesaurus)
Usually, magic mouthwash consists of lidocaine for its anesthetic activity, the antihistamine diphenhydramine and the antacids aluminum hydroxide and/or magnesium hydroxide.
(Magic Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)
