Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or containing the hydroxyl group.

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  • adjective chemistry Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From hydroxyl.]

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  • Those damn radicals can hide anywhere.

    March 23, 2016