hydroxyl

n. type of radical (Chemistry)

This artical is about the hydroxyl functional group. For the Hydroxyl radical see Hydroxyl radical Hydroxyl in chemistry stands for a molecule consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom connected by a covalent bond. The neutral form is a hydroxyl radical and the hydroxyl anion is called a hydroxide. When the oxygen atom is linked to a larger molecule the hydroxyl group is a functional group (HO– or –OH) .
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Noun
1. the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
(synonym) hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical
(hypernym) group, radical, chemical group

n. hydroxyl, type of radical (Chemistry)

(n.)
A compound radical, or unsaturated group, HO, consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen acids, etc.