1. Plural of alkoxide; chemical compounds formed by the reaction of an alcohol with a metal, in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group is replaced by a metal atom.
Usage: chemistry; technical term; commonly used in organic and inorganic chemistry

Examples

• Sodium alkoxides are important reagents in organic synthesis.
• The chemist prepared several alkoxides by reacting alcohols with sodium metal.
• Alkoxides are highly reactive and must be handled with care in the laboratory.
• Titanium alkoxides are used as precursors in sol-gel chemistry.
• The stability of alkoxides depends on the size and structure of the alkyl group.