氢氧化 Traditional form: 氫氧化 Pinyin (reading): qīngyǎnghuà Definitions: hydroxide (e.g. caustic soda NaOH) Characters: 氢 - ammonia 氧 - oxygen 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize Traditional characters: 氫 - ammonia 氧 - oxygen 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize