<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">sodium hydroxide</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31373631</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:40:45</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">caustic soda</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hydroxide, sodium</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lye</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sodium hydrate</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A white, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NaOH, usually in the form of lumps, sticks, chips, or pellets, that upon solution in water generate heat. It is used for the manufacture of other chemicals, rayon, film, and in medicine as a caustic. ]]></dc:description></metadata>