monohydroxy

American

[mon-uh-hahy-drok-see] / ˌmɒn ə haɪˈdrɒk si /

adjective

Chemistry.

(of a molecule) containing one hydroxyl group.

monohydroxy British

/ ˌmɒnəʊhaɪˈdrɒksɪ /

adjective

Also: monohydric. (of a chemical compound) containing one hydroxyl group per molecule

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Etymology

Origin of monohydroxy

1940–45; mono- + hydroxy ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The reactions between ethane and ethylene with an equal volume of oxygen would be represented as follows:— The affinity between the hydrocarbon and oxygen at a high temperature is so great that, when the supply of oxygen is sufficient to carry the oxidation as far as the second stage, practically no decomposition of the monohydroxy molecule formed in the first stage occurs.

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