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hydroxy-

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

    hydroxyketone.



hydroxy

1

/ haɪˈdrɒksɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a chemical compound) containing one or more hydroxyl groups
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


hydroxy-

2

combining_form

  1. (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hydroxy

/ hī-drŏk /

  1. Containing the hydroxyl group (OH).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxy-1

C19: hydro- + oxy ( gen )

Origin of hydroxy-2

from hydro- + oxy ( gen )
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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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