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What does hydroxy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hydroxy? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
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The tablet coating contains: hydroxy propylmethylcellulose, macrogol, synthetic red iron oxide, synthetic yellow iron oxide and titanium dioxide.
Instead royal jelly lipids composed mostly of short chained 8-10 carbon hydroxy fatty acids or diacids.
Lactones with 7 to 24 atoms in the ring are prepared by slow distillation of the appropriate hydroxy acids under greatly reduced pressure.
When used properly, these acids — alpha hydroxy, glycolic, salicylic, lactic — will strip off the top layer and stimulate new collagen growth.
Clear polyurethane varnish based on highly resistant hydroxy acrylate resins.
For example, fluorescent cyanine and related dyes can be attached to amine, hydroxy or sulfhydryl groups of avidin and to antibodies and to lectins.

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