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monohydroxy

monohydroxy noun: having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydric alcohol.

Noun

monohydroxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydric alcohol.

Origin of monohydroxy

From mono- + hydroxy.

Questions about monohydroxy

What does monohydroxy mean?
Monohydroxy means having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydric alcohol.
What part of speech is monohydroxy?
Monohydroxy is a noun.

Words near monohydroxy in the dictionary

  1. monohydroperoxides
  2. monohydroxamate
  3. monohydroxamates
  4. monohydroxide
  5. monohydroxides
  6. monohydroxy
  7. monohydroxyacetone
  8. monohydroxybenzoate
  9. monohydroxybenzoates
  10. monohydroxyethane
  11. monohydroxylated

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