methoxide

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A charged particle or compound used as a strong base in chemistry

noun
/ˈmɛθɒksaɪd/

Specialized

: metóxido

Don't use plastic vessels when creating methoxide, as they can react negatively.
methoxide reaction

Examples

You now have to make a vapor of methoxide anions.
The oil reacts with the methoxide to form biodiesel and a glycerin coproduct.
Pump the oil into a processor and add a methoxide catalyst for the reaction to occur.

Surface Forms

methoxide singular

methoxides plural

Morphology

methoxide = oxide (opaque) = meth + oxide

The element 'oxide' is a recognizable chemistry term, but 'meth' is a bound combining form (not a standalone English word), so the formation is partially clear but requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

Methoxide breaks into meth-, from methyl which is a small group of one carbon with three hydrogens as in methane, and -oxide meaning 'oxygen compound' as in oxide. So methoxide is a negatively charged ion made when a 'meth' group joins oxygen, which explains the name for the CH3O− species.