methoxide
[ meth-ok-sahyd, -sid ]
/ mɛθˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd /
noun Chemistry.
Words nearby methoxide
methodology,
methohexital,
methoprene,
methotrexate,
methought,
methoxide,
methoxsalen,
methoxy,
methoxy group,
methoxy-,
methoxybenzene
British Dictionary definitions for methoxide
methoxide
/ (mɛθˈɒksaɪd) /
noun
a saltlike compound in which the hydrogen atom in the hydroxyl group of methanol has been replaced by a metal atom, usually an alkali metal atom as in sodium methoxide, NaOCH 3
Also called: methylate