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hydroxo

hydroxo noun: a hydroxy group as a substituent in a molecule.

Noun

hydroxo (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A hydroxy group as a substituent in a molecule

Words formed from hydroxo

Questions about hydroxo

What does hydroxo mean?
Hydroxo means a hydroxy group as a substituent in a molecule.
What part of speech is hydroxo?
Hydroxo is a noun.

Words near hydroxo in the dictionary

  1. hydroximates
  2. hydroximic
  3. hydroximic acid
  4. hydroximic acids
  5. hydroxium
  6. hydroxo
  7. hydroxocobalamin
  8. hydroxonium
  9. hydroxoniums
  10. hydroxy
  11. hydroxy acid

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