English Explanatory Dictionary

hydroxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
noun
  1. Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
  2. 7-hydroxymitragynine

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hydroxy.wav

Word forms

hydroxy

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy hydro- + oxy

Related words

dehydroxy heptahydroxy hydroxy- hydroxyl

Derived words

alpha-hydroxy acid cefedrolor cloxestradiol cloxotestosterone decahydroxy dihydroxy dihydroxyhomotyrosine dihydroxyvitamin etidronic acid fludroxycortide guanoxabenz hexadecahydroxy hexahydroxy hydramine hydroxy acid hydroxyalkyl hydroxyaluminate hydroxyamide hydroxyamino hydroxyaryl hydroxybutyrate hydroxybutyric hydroxycarbonate hydroxychavicol hydroxycholesterol hydroxycinnamic acid hydroxycotinine hydroxycyclization hydroxydaunorubicin hydroxydeboronation hydroxyderivative hydroxydienone hydroxydopamine hydroxy ester hydroxyethylpromethazine hydroxyflavanone hydroxyitraconazole hydroxylysine hydroxymethylated hydroxymethylfurfural hydroxymethylsulfonate hydroxynaphthoquinone hydroxyphenyl hydroxypiperidine hydroxyprocaine hydroxyproline hydroxypropyl hydroxyprostaglandin hydroxypyruvic acid hydroxyquinoline hydroxystaurosporine hydroxysuccinimide hydroxytetracaine hydroxytoluene hydroxytropacocaine hydroxytryptamine hydroxy yohimbine iodochlorohydroxyquinoline ioxitalamic acid monohydroxy
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