"hydroxy acid" meaning in English

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          "name": "Carboxylic acids",
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        "a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group"
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        "(organic chemistry) a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "alpha-hydroxy acid"
        },
        {
          "word": "AHA"
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    {
      "word": "alpha-hydroxy acid"
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        "a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group"
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        "(organic chemistry) a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group"
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