Meaning

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

    Natriumhydroxid

    гидрокси́д на́трияgidroksíd nátrija, е́дкий натрjédkij natr

    a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Sodium hydroxide is used in making soaps.

    ruГидроксид натрия используется для получения мыла. — Selena777

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  2. Sodium hydroxide is corrosive.

  3. Sodium hydroxide is quite hygroscopic.

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  4. When you mix hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide, you get water and table salt. I wonder if it'd be safe to drink?

    ruЕсли смешать соляную кислоту и гидроксид натрия, получится вода и поваренная соль. Интересно, безопасно было бы её пить? — Ooneykcall

    deWenn man Salzsäure mit Natriumhydroxid mischt, bekommt man Wasser und Kochsalz. Ob man das wohl bedenkenlos trinken könnte? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. The products, even those claiming to have so-called "natural" components, can contain mercury, hydroquinone or caustic agents like sodium hydroxide.

    deDie Produkte – selbst jene, die angeben, sogenannte „natürliche“ Bestandteile zu haben – können Quecksilber, Hydrochinon oder ätzende Stoffe wie Natriumhydroxid enthalten. — Yorwba

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Translations

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caustic alkali:
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Synonyms

4 synonyms
caustic sodalyesoda lyeE524 when used as an acidity regulator
Close in meaning
  • a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds:caustic soda

See also

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