hydroxy
hydroxy adjective: being, or containing a hydroxyl radical. Also the clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
Adjective
hydroxy (not comparable)
Noun
hydroxy (uncountable)
Also used as
hydroxy is also the clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
Origin of hydroxy
From hydro- + oxy.
Words formed from hydroxy
- 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
- hydroxycholesterol
- hydroxycinnamic acid
- hydroxycotinine
- hydroxycyclization
- hydroxydaunorubicin
- hydroxydeboronation
- hydroxyderivative
- hydroxydienone
- hydroxydopamine
- hydroxy ester
- hydroxyethylpromethazine
- hydroxyflavanone
- hydroxyitraconazole
- hydroxylysine
- hydroxymethylated
- hydroxymethylfurfural
- hydroxymethylsulfonate
- hydroxynaphthoquinone
- hydroxyphenyl
- hydroxypiperidine
- hydroxyprocaine
- hydroxyproline
- hydroxypropyl
- hydroxyprostaglandin
- hydroxypyruvic acid
- hydroxyquinoline
- hydroxystaurosporine
- hydroxysuccinimide
- hydroxytetracaine
- hydroxytoluene
- hydroxytropacocaine
- hydroxytryptamine
- hydroxy yohimbine
- iodochlorohydroxyquinoline
- ioxitalamic acid
- monohydroxy
Phrases with hydroxy
Questions about hydroxy
- What does hydroxy mean?
- Hydroxy means being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
- What part of speech is hydroxy?
- Hydroxy can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near hydroxy in the dictionary
Source and license
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