What is the meaning of Hydroxide?

(n.) A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by elimination. The hydroxides are regarded as compounds of hydroxyl, united usually with basic element or radical; as, calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide.
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APAWebster's. (2011). hydroxide. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/hydroxide/definitions/2018163
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MLAWebster's. "hydroxide" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/hydroxide/definitions/2018163>
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