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hydroxy-
- a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the hydroxyl group is present:
hydroxyketone.
hydroxy-
1combining_form
- (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions
hydroxy
2/ haɪˈdrɒksɪ /
adjective
- (of a chemical compound) containing one or more hydroxyl groups
hydroxy
/ hī-drŏk′sē /
- Containing the hydroxyl group (OH).
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Example Sentences
This compound combines with hydrocyanic acid to form a nitrile which hydrolyses to dichlor-hydroxy iso-butyric acid.
The soluble red, blue, and violet pigments are glucosides of various hydroxy-derivatives of the anthocyan nucleus.
Another of these substances is ellagic acid C14H6O8, a double lactone of a hexa-hydroxy-diphenyldicarboxylic acid.
But along with these three general classes are found all kinds of connecting links: Acid salts, basic salts, hydroxy acids, etc.
The next group may be called hydroxy-azo dyes, and are quite of modern introduction.
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