Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chemistry a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hydroxy acid.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.