1. Plural of phenoxide; salts or esters formed by the reaction of a phenol with a base or alcohol, in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group is replaced.
Usage: chemistry; technical term

Examples

• Phenoxides are commonly used as intermediates in organic synthesis.
• The reaction produced several phenoxides that were then isolated and characterized.
• Sodium phenoxides are more stable than their potassium counterparts.
• Chemists use phenoxides to create various aromatic compounds.
• The phenoxides formed in this reaction were analyzed by mass spectrometry.