hydroxy-

American  

1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the hydroxyl group is present.

   hydroxyketone.

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hydroxy- ¹ British  

combining form

1. (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions

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hydroxy ² British  

/ haɪˈdrɒksɪ /

adjective

1. (of a chemical compound) containing one or more hydroxyl groups

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hydroxy Scientific  

/ hī-drŏk′sē /

1. Containing the hydroxyl group (OH).

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Usage

What does hydroxy- mean? Hydroxy- is a combining form used like a prefix denoting chemical compounds in which the hydroxyl group is present. The hydroxyl group is a group of univalent compounds that contain oxygen and hydrogen, as indicated with the symbols -OH. It is used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry. Hydroxy- comes from the combination of two forms. The first form is hydr-, meaning “hydrogen.” The second is oxy-, meaning "oxygen."What are variants of hydroxy-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, hydroxy- becomes hydrox-, as in hydroxide.

Etymology

Origin of hydroxy-¹

from _hydro- + _oxy ( _gen )

Origin of hydroxy¹

C19: _hydro- + _oxy ( _gen )

Example Sentences

By experiments conducted with the hydroxy- pyridines he believed that he had demonstrated a relation between tautomerism or changed space relations in these sort of substances and curative properties.

From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.

Other substituent groups exercise morphotropic effects similar to those exhibited by the alkyl radicles; investigations have been made on halogen-, hydroxy-, and nitro-derivatives of benzene and substituted benzenes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various