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sodium hydroxide

sodium hydroxide noun: a strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.

Noun

sodium hydroxide (uncountable)

  1. A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.
    Synonyms:
    caustic soda, E524 when used as an acidity regulator, lye, soda lye

sodium hydroxide meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Malay

sodium hydroxide in Tamil

சோடியமைதரொட்சைட்டு, சோடியம் ஹைட்ராக்சைடி

sodium hydroxide in Bengali

caustic alkali
সোডিয়াম হাইড্রোক্সাইড śōḍiẏam haiḍrōkśaiḍ

sodium hydroxide in Tagalog

caustic alkali
sodyum haydroksad

sodium hydroxide in Malay

caustic alkali
natrium hidroksida, soda kaustik
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sodium hydroxide in Indonesian
natrium hidroksida, soda kaustik
sodium hydroxide in Persian
سدیم هیدروکسید sodiyom hidroksid, سود sud
sodium hydroxide in Thai
โซเดียมไฮดรอกไซด์, โซดาไฟ so-da-fai
sodium hydroxide in Vietnamese
natri hiđroxit

Synonyms of sodium hydroxide

Words formed from sodium hydroxide

Questions about sodium hydroxide

What does sodium hydroxide mean?
Sodium hydroxide means a strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.
What is sodium hydroxide in Tamil?
Sodium hydroxide in Tamil is சோடியமைதரொட்சைட்டு, சோடியம் ஹைட்ராக்சைடி. See Sodium hydroxide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sodium hydroxide?
Sodium hydroxide is a noun.

Words near sodium hydroxide in the dictionary

  1. sodium hydrogen carbonate
  2. sodium hydrogen carbonates
  3. sodium hydrogen phosphate
  4. sodium hydrogen sulfite
  5. sodium hydrogen sulphite
  6. sodium hydroxide
  7. sodium hypochlorite
  8. sodium iodide
  9. sodium iopodate
  10. sodium lactate
  11. sodium lactates

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