sodium ethylate

noun Chemistry.

a white, hygroscopic powder, C2H5ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called caustic alcohol, so·dium eth·ox·ide [e-thok-sahyd, -sid] /ɛˈθɒk saɪd, -sɪd/.

Words nearby sodium ethylate

sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium cyanide, sodium cyclamate, sodium dichromate, sodium ethylate, sodium fluoride, sodium fluoroacetate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium hydrosulfite, sodium hydroxide