a white deliquescent strongly alkaline solid used in the manufacture of rayon, paper, aluminium, soap, and sodium compounds. Formula: NaOH
Also called: caustic soda. See also lye
sodium hydroxide in American English
a white, deliquescent substance, NaOH, in the form of a powder, flakes, sticks, etc.: it is a strong caustic base, widely used in chemistry, oil refining, etc.
sodium hydroxide in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(soʊdiəm haɪdrɒksaɪd)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Excipients)
Sodium hydroxide is a white solid compound used as an alkalizing agent.
You can make water alkaline by adding sodium hydroxide.
Add sodium hydroxide to alkalize and clear the solution.
Sodium hydroxide is a white solid compound used as an alkalizing agent.
Examples of 'sodium hydroxide' in a sentence
sodium hydroxide
Danny said they're all pretty much sodium hydroxide and sodium hypo-something, but the surfactants are different.