Associations to the word «Hydroxyl»

Wiktionary

HYDROXYL, noun. (chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

Dictionary definition

HYDROXYL, noun. The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras