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hydroxyl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hydroxyl n : the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols [syn: {hydroxyl group}, {hydroxyl radical}]
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