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monohydroxylated

monohydroxylated adjective: modified by the addition of a single hydroxyl group.

Adjective

monohydroxylated (not comparable)

  1. Modified by the addition of a single hydroxyl group
    • PCBs potentially target the endocrine system, monohydroxylated PCB metabolites can act as oestrogen agonists or antagonists [16, 8 ].2015 November 11, “Environmental Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of monohydroxylated

From mono- + hydroxylated.

Questions about monohydroxylated

What does monohydroxylated mean?
Monohydroxylated means modified by the addition of a single hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is monohydroxylated?
Monohydroxylated is an adjective.

Words near monohydroxylated in the dictionary

  1. monohydroxy
  2. monohydroxyacetone
  3. monohydroxybenzoate
  4. monohydroxybenzoates
  5. monohydroxyethane
  6. monohydroxylated
  7. monohydroxylation
  8. monohydroxylations
  9. monohydroxymethane
  10. monoi
  11. monoicous

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