hydroxide etymology

English word hydroxide comes from English hydro-, English bismuth

Detailed word origin of hydroxide

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
hydro- English (eng) (chemistry) hydrogen. (mineralogy) a hydrous compound. (zoology) Hydrozoa. Water.
bismuth English (eng) (countable) A single atom of this element.. A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
hydroxide English (eng) (chemistry) An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group.. Any substance containing such an anion.

Words with the same origin as hydroxide

Descendants of hydro-
MHD MHDP MHDT autohydrolysis benzohydroquinone cal dehydroamino dendrohydrology dihydrobromide ectohydric electrohydrodynamic hydramide hydrarchy hydrarthrosis hydremia hydrencephalocele hydro hydronymy hydrostratigraphic hydruret hydruria monohydric nonhydric tetrahydrochloride xylohydroquinone
Descendants of bismuth
bismite bismoclite