Definition of Hydroxi-
Hy*drox"y- (?). (Chem.) A combining form,
also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an
ingredient.
Hydroxy acid (Chem.), an organic
acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an
alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol
in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are
hydroxy acids.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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