Term: sodium hydroxide: a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: date-nut bread: bread containing chopped dates and nuts
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: characteristic: the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: lampyridae: fireflies
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: shakedown: initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: fetlock: projection behind and above a horse's hoof
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: xanthomatosis: widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: alliance: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: albigenses: a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: protoctist genus: any genus of Protoctista
Broader: lye: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | Unrelated: balsam willow: small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed