WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hydrox′yl group′,
- Chemistrythe univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C2H6O. Also called hydrox′yl rad′ical.
- 1880–85
'hydroxyl group' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-itol
- -ol
- alcohol
- alkoxide
- alpha-hydroxy acid
- aminosugar
- carboxyl group
- chlorohydrin
- deoxyribose
- enol
- functional group
- glycoside
- group
- hexosamine
- hydroxide
- hydroxy acid
- hydroxy-
- hydroxyketone
- hydroxyl
- hydroxylase
- monoglyceride
- monohydroxy
- oxyaldehyde
- polynucleotide
- toluyl