"hydroxy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hydroxy (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy acid, hydroxy ester, hydroxy yohimbine Related terms: dehydroxy, heptahydroxy, hydroxy-, hydroxyl Translations (Translations): υδροξύ (ydroxý) [neuter] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-hydroxy-en-adj-l3tTPAyP Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hydroxy (uncountable)
  1. (informal, pharmacology) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: hydroxychloroquine Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-hydroxy-en-noun-usKC0Jyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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