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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

alk•ox•ide n. [Chem.]

Chemistrya compound formed from an alcohol by the replacement of the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group with a metal, as sodium methoxide, CH₃ONa, from methyl alcohol, CH₃OH. Also called alcoholate.

alk(yl) + ox(y)-² + -ide

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