Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sodium hydroxide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: sodi-um hy-drox-ide
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

Clorox

Synonyms

caustic soda E524 when used as an acidity regulator lye soda lye

Questions

What does sodium hydroxide mean?: A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.

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