Originally, an alcoholate was the crystalline form of a salt in which alcohol took the place of water of crystallization.

The second meaning of the word is that of a tincture, or alcoholic extract of plant material.

The third, and more usual meaning of the word is as a synonym for alkoxide—a compound formed by the substitution of the hydrogen atom of the hydroxy group of an alcohol by a metal atom.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Alcoholate". Image Credit.

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