potassium hydroxide
noun
: a white deliquescent solid KOH that dissolves in water with much heat to form a strongly alkaline and caustic liquid and is used chiefly in making soap and as a reagent
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
The natural oils are then mixed with either potassium hydroxide to create a liquid soap or sodium hydroxide to create a solid soap.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
There’s a good chance the corrosive chemical (usually potassium hydroxide) that seeped out has damaged the battery terminals.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
Cleaners that contain sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide are even worse.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
The natural oils are then mixed with either potassium hydroxide to create a liquid soap or sodium hydroxide to create a solid soap.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
There’s a good chance the corrosive chemical (usually potassium hydroxide) that seeped out has damaged the battery terminals.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
Cleaners that contain sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide are even worse.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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“Potassium hydroxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20hydroxide. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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