Potassium Hydroxide (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Chemistry.
  1. a white, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, KOH, usually in the form of lumps, sticks, or pellets, that upon solution in water generates heat: used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, as a laboratory reagent, and as a caustic.
noun
  1. a white deliquescent alkaline solid used in the manufacture of soap, liquid shampoos, and detergents. Formula: KOH
    Potassium Hydroxide (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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