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
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Examples
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The next group may be called hydroxy-azo dyes, and are quite of modern introduction.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Franklin Beech
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The patient is given a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland to make more steroids, leading to more back up behind the enzyme block and a further rise in 17 hydroxy progesterone.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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Before bed, Ms. Kilgore uses a face lotion that contains alpha hydroxy acids, which gently peel off dead cells.
Warming Up Winter Skin for the Beach Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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There is no way to know for sure how much you need without a blood test, called a 25-hydroxy-vitamin D.
A long season begins -- and we don't mean football (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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P&G offers an Olay Total Effects Touch of Sun Moisturizer with anti-aging ingredients like beta hydroxy.
A Sunless Suntan That Takes On Wrinkles, Too Anjali Athavaley 2011
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Testing for 17 hydroxy-progesterone is best done fasting and in the latter part of the menstrual cycle.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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Recent research by vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick, Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine, recommends intakes of up to 2,000 IU a day -- or enough to keep blood levels of 25 hydroxy vitamin D at between 75 to 125 nmol/L (nanomoles per liter). (viii) That may sound high, but it's still safe: Lifeguards have levels of 250 nmol/L without toxicity.
Vitamin D: Why You Are Probably NOT Getting Enough and How That Makes You Sick 2010
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How often should I have a 25 hydroxy vitamin D blood test?
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The only blood test that can diagnose vitamin D deficiency is a 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25 OH vitamin D).
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The correct blood test is 25OH vit D or 25 hydroxy vitamin D test.
bilby commented on the word hydroxy
Those damn radicals can hide anywhere.
March 23, 2016