щёлок

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

щёлок (ščólokm inan (genitive щёлока, nominative plural щёлоки, genitive plural щёлоков)

  1. (chemistry) lye (a strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium or sodium salts)
Declension

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щёлок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

щёлок (ščólokf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of щёлка (ščólka)