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ethoxide

ethoxide noun: the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton.

Noun

ethoxide (plural ethoxides)

  1. the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton
  2. any salt of this anion

Synonyms of ethoxide

Forms of ethoxide

pluralethoxides

Questions about ethoxide

What does ethoxide mean?
Ethoxide means the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton.
What part of speech is ethoxide?
Ethoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of ethoxide?
The plural of ethoxide is ethoxides.

Words near ethoxide in the dictionary

  1. ethosuximide
  2. ethot
  3. ethotoin
  4. ethots
  5. ethoxazene
  6. ethoxide
  7. ethoxides
  8. ethoxies
  9. ethoxy
  10. ethoxyamine
  11. ethoxybenzyl

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