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Noun: hydroxyl group  hI'drók-sil groop
  1. The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
    - hydroxyl, hydroxyl radical

Derived forms: hydroxyl groups

Type of: chemical group, group, radical

Encyclopedia: Hydroxyl group

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hydroxide ion
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hydroxy acid
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hydroxybutyric acid
hydroxychloroquine
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hydroxyl group
hydroxyl ion
hydroxyl radical
hydroxylamine
hydroxymethyl
hydroxyproline
hydroxytetracycline
hydroxyzine
hydroxyzine hydrochloride
Hydrozoa
hydrozoan