Definition of Hydroxyl

1. Noun. The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols.

Exact synonyms: Hydroxyl Group, Hydroxyl Radical
Generic synonyms: Chemical Group, Group, Radical

Definition of Hydroxyl

1. 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.

Definition of Hydroxyl

1. Noun. (chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hydroxyl

1. the radical or group containing oxygen and hydrogen [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hydroxyl

1. 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. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + oxygen + -yl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroxyl

hydroxyethyl methacrylates
hydroxyethylcellulose
hydroxyethylpromethazine
hydroxyethylrutoside
hydroxyethyls
hydroxyfatty acid
hydroxyglutarate
hydroxyglutaric acid
hydroxyguanosine
hydroxyhemin
hydroxyindole oxidase
hydroxyindoleacetic acid
hydroxyisovalerate dehydrogenase
hydroxyitraconazole
hydroxykynureninuria
hydroxyl (current term)
hydroxyl group
hydroxyl ion
hydroxyl radical
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine dismutase
hydroxylamine oxidase
hydroxylamines
hydroxylamino
hydroxylammonium
hydroxylapatite
hydroxylapatites
hydroxylase
hydroxylases
hydroxylate

Literary usage of Hydroxyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"hydroxyl function. In studies carried out over the past few years on a variety of structurally different, natural and synthetic compounds containing the ..."

2. Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Harry Clary Jones (1906)
"The hydroxyl ion and not the ammonium ion gives the characteristic basic ... 0n the other hand, every compound which yields hydroxyl ions is a basic ..."

3. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"The acidic nature of the hydroxyl-group, almost lacking in the monohydric ... No compounds containing halogen and hydroxyl in union with the same carbon ..."

4. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"substance, phenyl hydroxyl amine is a base and forms salts with acids, eg, ... HC1, phenyl hydroxyl amine hydrochloride. It is a solid crystallizing in ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1906)
"The Relation between the Concentration of hydroxyl Ions and the Rate of Tryptic Digestion in Dilute Solutions of Various Bases: WN BERG. ..."

6. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"HYDROGEN AND hydroxyl IONS The great activity of ... Obviously, the hydrogen ion in the first case and the hydroxyl ion in the second. ..."

7. Inorganic Chemistry by Edward Frankland, Francis Robert Japp (1885)
"The crude peroxide dissolves, with formation of baric chloride and hydroxyl (cf. p. 175). To the solution, after filtering from insoluble matters, ..."

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