Any compound with one or more functional groups made up of one atom each of hydrogen and oxygen, bonded together and acting as the hydroxide anion (OH^-). Hydroxides include the familiar alkalies of laboratory and industrial processes. Those of the alkali metals (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium), the strongest bases, are the most stable and soluble; those of the alkaline earth metals (calcium, barium, and strontium), also soluble strong bases, are less stable. The hydroxides of most other metals are only slightly soluble but neutralize acids; some are "amphoteric," reacting with both acids and bases. In compounds in which OH is un-ionized and covalently bonded (e.g., in methanol, CH3OH), it is known as a hydroxyl group
A compound formed by the union of a metal or a radical with one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups, as sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
A chemical compound of an element or elements with the hydroxyl (OH) anion (see Hydroxyl)
The hydroxides are regarded as compounds of hydroxyl, united usually with basic element or radical; as, calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide
A colorless, basic, aqueous solution of ammonia, NHOH, used as a household cleanser and in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including textiles, rayon, rubber, fertilizer, and plastic. Also called ammonia, ammonia water
{i} slaked lime, somewhat water-soluble crystalline substance derived from the action of water on calcium oxide and used in plaster mortar and agriculture
A caustic white solid, KOH, used as a bleach and in the manufacture of soaps, dyes, alkaline batteries, and many potassium compounds. Also called caustic potash, lye, potash
A white, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, usually in the form of lumps, sticks, chips or pellets that upon solution in water generates heat Used chiefly in the manufacture of other chemicals, rayon, film, soap, as a laboratory reagent, and in medicine as a caustic, or a base
A caustic alkalai used in making hard soaps It is now produced by processing salt water but was earlier obtained from the ashes of a particular kind of seaweed (see How Is Soap Made? and The Chemistry of Soap)
A white, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, usually in the form of lumps, sticks, chips or pellets that upon solution in water generates heat, produced by the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride Used chiefly in the manufacture of organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, rayon, film, soap, textiles, plastics, as a laboratory reagent, and in medicine as a caustic, or a base The annual U S consumption of this substance is about 12 million tons