hydroxyl - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hydroxyl' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hydroxyl

[ n.]

- 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.

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