hydroxy acid

Definition of Hydroxy Acid in English :

1. hydroxy acid

any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hydroxy Acid

noun

any acid, such as sulphuric acid, containing hydroxyl groups in its molecules

any of a class of carboxylic acids that contain both a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in their molecules

an organic acid, as lactic acid, in which both the hydroxyl and carboxyl radicals occur

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