Hydroxyl Very Common

Origin: Greek prefix hydro-

Hydroxyl has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols

hydroxyl hydroxyl group hydroxyl radical

A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

See Also

suberoyl tetrastarch pyruvoyl tetrahydroxybenzoquinone choline functional group dehydronated compound

Related Terms

suberoyl tetrastarch pyruvoyl tetrahydroxybenzoquinone choline functional group dehydronated compound phenylpyruvate brook rearrangement phosphatidic acid thiocytosine hydroxamic acid dideoxyribonucleoside hydroxylation xylenol silanization radical fluorophosphate aminohydroxylation

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

group

Rhyming Words

oxyl hexyl proxyl indoxyl dihexyl peroxyl alkoxyl quinoxyl methoxyl lithoxyl narcoxyl carboxyl acyloxyl phenoxyl aminoxyl nitroxyl acetoxyl benzoxyl zymo xyl metalaxyl

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