hydroxyl

hy·drox·yl  (h-drksl)

n.

The univalent radical or group OH, a characteristic component of bases, certain acids, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic and sulfonic acids, and amphoteric compounds.

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[hydr(o)- + ox(ygen) + -yl.]

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hydrox·ylic (hdrk-slk) adj.

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hydroxyl [haɪˈdrɒksɪl]

n

(Chemistry) (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group -OH or the ion OH^- a hydroxyl group or radical

hydroxylic  adj

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hydroxyl  (h-drksl)

The group OH. Hydroxyl is present in bases, certain acids, hydroxides, and alcohols.

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Noun

1.

hydroxyl - the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical chemical group, radical, group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule