hydroxide
noun
hy·drox·ide
hī-ˈdräk-ˌsīd 
1
: the monovalent anion OH− consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen
called also hydroxide ion
2
: an ionic compound of hydroxide with an element or group
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The lithium hydroxide conversion facility has been designed for a 30-year lifespan.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024
The facility will churn out 25,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide annually.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
These canisters are limited-use items, each containing a certain quantity of lithium hydroxide; Columbia was equipped with 69 of them.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
Extra lithium hydroxide canisters would also be transferred between the two shuttles to give Columbia some breathing room—literally—along with a pair of spacesuits for Columbia's crew to wear.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen traveled to North Carolina to visit Livent, a lithium hydroxide processing company that currently gets its lithium from Canada and Argentina.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
It was shipped to a processing facility and successfully converted into lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide that can be used in commercial batteries, the company said in a news release.
—Aaron Gettinger, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
In lab speak, the collagen converts into hydrogen and hydroxide.
—Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
The cathode is nickel hydroxide while the anode is hydrogen.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2023
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024
The facility will churn out 25,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide annually.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
These canisters are limited-use items, each containing a certain quantity of lithium hydroxide; Columbia was equipped with 69 of them.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
Extra lithium hydroxide canisters would also be transferred between the two shuttles to give Columbia some breathing room—literally—along with a pair of spacesuits for Columbia's crew to wear.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen traveled to North Carolina to visit Livent, a lithium hydroxide processing company that currently gets its lithium from Canada and Argentina.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
It was shipped to a processing facility and successfully converted into lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide that can be used in commercial batteries, the company said in a news release.
—Aaron Gettinger, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
In lab speak, the collagen converts into hydrogen and hydroxide.
—Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
The cathode is nickel hydroxide while the anode is hydrogen.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2023
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hydroxide
noun
hy·drox·ide
hī-ˈdräk-ˌsīd
: a negatively charged ion consisting of one atom of oxygen and one atom of hydrogen
Medical Definition
hydroxide
noun
hy·drox·ide
hī-ˈdräk-ˌsīd
1
: the monovalent anion OH− consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen
called also hydroxide ion
2
: an ionic compound of hydroxide with an element or group
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