hydroxy

Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Adjective

  1. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy From hydro- + oxy.

Related

dehydroxy heptahydroxy hydroxy- hydroxyl

Derived

alpha-hydroxy acid cefedrolor cloxestradiol cloxotestosterone decahydroxy dihydroxy dihydroxyhomotyrosine dihydroxyvitamin etidronic acid fludroxycortide guanoxabenz hexadecahydroxy hexahydroxy hydramine hydroxy acid hydroxyalkyl hydroxyaluminate hydroxyamide hydroxyamino hydroxyaryl hydroxybutyrate hydroxybutyric hydroxycarbonate hydroxychavicol

Noun

  1. Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
    • So, we know from that standpoint — because it’s been so many years, from a safety standpoint, it’s safe. I happen to think, based on what I’ve read — I’ve read a lot about hydroxy. I happen to think that it has an...
  2. 7-hydroxymitragynine