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hydroxyl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) ▲ Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl blend English hydroxyl From a blend of hydrogen + oxygen + -yl.

Meanings

  1. A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

Forms

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Deriveds

droloxifene · hydroxylase · hydroxylapatite · hydroxylic · phenylhydroxylamine · hydroxylate · hydroxy · hydroxylammonium nitrate · hydroxyl radical · dihydroxyl · hydroxy- · oxilofrine · droxidopa · hydroxyl ion · carboxyl · hydroxylamine · hydroxylian · methoxyl · hydroxylbastnasite · hydroxylation

Relateds

hydroxide

Translations (29)

es hidroxilo (-OH) · ja 水酸基 (-OH) · it ossidrile (-OH) · de Hydroxyl (-OH) · el υδροξύλιο (-OH) · fi hydroksyyli (-OH) · pl hydroksyl (-OH) · fa هیدروکسیل (-OH) · hy հիդրօքսիլ (-OH) · cmn 羥基 /羟基 (-OH) · lt hidroksilas (-OH) · ca hidroxil (-OH) · yue 氫氧基 /氢氧基 (-OH) · pt hidroxila (-OH) · ja ヒドロキシル基 (-OH) · es oxhidrilo (-OH) · fr hydroxyle (-OH) · it idrossile (-OH) · yue 羥基 /羟基 (-OH) · sv hydroxylgrupp (-OH) · hi उदजारल (-OH) · ko 수산기 (-OH) · ru гидрокси́л (-OH) · bg хидроксил (-OH) · ko 히드록시기 (-OH) · sv hydroxyl (-OH) · cmn 氫氧基 /氢氧基 (-OH) · ko 히드록실기 (-OH) · ms hidroksil (-OH)