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Word: Alkoxide
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From alk- + oxide
Definition:
Any of a class of salt-like organic compounds containing anions of the form RO−, where R is an alkyl group, typically formed by the reaction of alcohols with metals.
Variant Forms:
- alkoxid
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