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hydroxy en · ADJ · etymology 1

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy From hydro- + oxy.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Deriveds

hydroxysuccinimide · dihydroxy · trihydroxy · octahydroxy · hydroxypyruvic acid · hydroxychavicol · hydroxybutyric · hydroxyprocaine · tetrahydroxy · cloxestradiol · hydroxycholesterol · monohydroxymethane · guanoxabenz · hydroxyalkyl · naloxone · oxybutynin · oxymetazoline · nifuroxazide · hexahydroxy · hydroxydopamine · oxilorphan · hydroxyphenyl · hydramine · hydroxydeboronation · oxymorphone · hydroxylysine · oxpheneridine · oxetacaine · hydroxytetracaine · hydroxypropyl · -oxanide · hydroxy ester · cloxotestosterone · norethindrone · hydroxymethylated · hydroxy yohimbine · oxycodone · osalmid · decahydroxy · N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine · hydroxypiperidine · monohydroxy · iodochlorohydroxyquinoline · nonahydroxy · p-hydroxymexiletine · hydroxydaunorubicin · proxorphan · tetrahydroxyborate · polyhydroxyphenol · hydroxynaphthoquinone · hydroxymethylsulfonate · hydroxybutyrate · hydroxycarbonate · hydroxystaurosporine · hydroxymethylfurfural · hydroxyquinoline · hydroxycyclization · fludroxycortide · hydroxyitraconazole · hydroxyderivative · alpha-hydroxy acid · pentahydroxy · hydroxyaluminate · hexadecahydroxy · hydroxyproline · hydroxyamide · hydroxyamino · hydroxycinnamic acid · undecahydroxy · hydroxytryptamine · ioxitalamic acid · hydroxy acid · hydroxyethylpromethazine · hydroxydienone · polyhydroxy · hydroxyprostaglandin · cefedrolor · dihydroxyvitamin · oxyfedrine · hydroxyaryl · hydroxytoluene · hydroxytropacocaine · hydroxycotinine · etidronic acid · monohydroxyethane · dihydroxyhomotyrosine · hydroxyflavanone

Relateds

hydroxyl · hydroxy- · dehydroxy · heptahydroxy

Translations (2)

bg хидрокси- (Translations) · el υδροξύ (Translations)

hydroxy en · NOUN · etymology 2

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Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
   alt of hydroxychloroquine
   • So, we know from that standpoint — because it’s been so many years, from a safety standpoint, it’s safe. I happen to think, based on what I’ve read — I’ve read a lot about hydroxy. I happen to think that it has an impact, especially at the early years. 2020 July 28, Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing:
2. (informal, uncountable) 7-hydroxymitragynine