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dehydroxy

dehydroxy noun: a chemical compound derived by removing a hydroxy group.

Noun

dehydroxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A chemical compound derived by removing a hydroxy group.

Origin of dehydroxy

From de- + hydroxy.

Words formed from dehydroxy

Questions about dehydroxy

What does dehydroxy mean?
Dehydroxy means a chemical compound derived by removing a hydroxy group.
What part of speech is dehydroxy?
Dehydroxy is a noun.

Words near dehydroxy in the dictionary

  1. dehydrotectol
  2. dehydrotestosterone
  3. dehydrotestosterones
  4. dehydrothermal
  5. dehydrothiotoluidine
  6. dehydroxy
  7. dehydroxylase
  8. dehydroxylases
  9. dehydroxylate
  10. dehydroxylated
  11. dehydroxylation

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