hydroxylic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups

OriginEnglish hydroxyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← French oxygène →
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Meanings

adjectivehydroxylic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  2. Frenchhydro-
  3. Frenchhydrogène
  4. Englishhydrogen
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchoxygène
  12. Englishoxygen
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishhydroxyl
  15. Englishhydroxylic

From hydroxyl + -ic.

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APA

hydroxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylic

MLA

“hydroxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxylic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylic.

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