hydroxyl group

noun

the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C2H6O.
Also called hydroxyl radical.

Origin of hydroxyl group

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby hydroxyl group

hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxychloroquine, hydroxyketone, hydroxykynureninuria, hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxylamine, hydroxylase, hydroxylate, hydroxymethyl, hydroxynaphthalene

Example sentences from the Web for hydroxyl group

  • Now these phenols are all more or less acid in character by virtue of the hydroxyl-group which they contain.

    Coal |Raphael Meldola