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sodium hydroxide

noun

Medical Definition of SODIUM HYDROXIDE

:  a white brittle deliquescent solid NaOH that dissolves readily in water to form a strongly alkaline and caustic solution and that is used in pharmacy as an alkalizing agent—called also caustic soda

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