Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A strongly alkaline compound, NaOH, used in the manufacture of chemicals and soaps and in petroleum refining. Also called caustic soda, lye.
Wiktionary
- n. chemistry A strong, caustic alkali, NaOH, used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a white opaque brittle solid, NaOH, having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc. Called also
sodium hydrate , andcaustic soda . By extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
Examples
“A textile processing plant in Mississippi State was pumping chemicals into the river, sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite and chlorine, all mixing with the river water and forming a deadly acidic cocktail.”
“This is done effectively only in two ways: in front of a fan or by a chemical desiccant such as sodium hydroxide in a sealed container.”
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