Associations to the word «Hydroxymethyl»

Wiktionary

HYDROXYMETHYL, noun. (organic chemistry) (especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH2-

Dictionary definition

HYDROXYMETHYL, noun. A methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne