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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
hy·drox·yl 
[hahy-drok-suhl] Pronunciation Key
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[hahy-drok-suhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| containing the hydroxyl group. |
Also, hy·drox·y.
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| hy·drox·yl
(hī-drŏk'sĭl) Pronunciation Key
n. The univalent radical or group OH, a characteristic component of bases, certain acids, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic and sulfonic acids, and amphoteric compounds. [hydr(o)- + ox(ygen) + -yl.] hy'drox·yl'ic (hī'drŏk-sĭl'ĭk) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| hydroxyl | |
noun | |
| the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hydroxyl
(hī-drŏk'sĭl) Pronunciation Key
The group OH. Hydroxyl is present in bases, certain acids, hydroxides, and alcohols. |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hydroxyl hy·drox·yl (hī-drŏk'sĭl)
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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hydroxyl
Hy*drox"yl\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, or unsaturated group, HO, consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen acids, etc.
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