hydroxy

See also: hydroxy-

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

hydroxy (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Derived terms

• alpha-hydroxy acid
• cefedrolor
• cloxestradiol
• cloxotestosterone
• decahydroxy
• dihydroxy
• dihydroxyhomotyrosine
• dihydroxyvitamin
• etidronic acid
• fludroxycortide
• guanoxabenz
• hexadecahydroxy
• hexahydroxy
• hydramine
• hydroxy acid
• hydroxyalkyl
• hydroxyaluminate
• hydroxyamide
• hydroxyamino
• hydroxyaryl
• hydroxybutyrate
• hydroxybutyric
• hydroxycarbonate
• hydroxychavicol
• hydroxycholesterol
• hydroxycinnamic acid
• hydroxycotinine
• hydroxycyclization
• hydroxydaunorubicin
• hydroxydeboronation
• hydroxyderivative
• hydroxydienone
• hydroxydopamine
• hydroxy ester
• hydroxyethylpromethazine
• hydroxyflavanone
• hydroxyitraconazole
• hydroxylysine
• hydroxymethylated
• hydroxymethylfurfural
• hydroxymethylsulfonate
• hydroxynaphthoquinone
• hydroxyphenyl
• hydroxypiperidine
• hydroxyprocaine
• hydroxyproline
• hydroxypropyl
• hydroxyprostaglandin
• hydroxypyruvic acid
• hydroxyquinoline
• hydroxystaurosporine
• hydroxysuccinimide
• hydroxytetracaine
• hydroxytoluene
• hydroxytropacocaine
• hydroxytryptamine
• hydroxy yohimbine
• iodochlorohydroxyquinoline
• ioxitalamic acid
• monohydroxy
• monohydroxyethane
• monohydroxymethane
• N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine
• naloxone
• nifuroxazide
• nonahydroxy
• norethindrone
• octahydroxy
• osalmid
• -oxanide
• oxetacaine
• oxilorphan
• oxpheneridine
• oxybutynin
• oxycodone
• oxyfedrine
• oxymetazoline
• oxymorphone
• pentahydroxy
• p-hydroxymexiletine
• polyhydroxy
• polyhydroxyphenol
• proxorphan
• tetrahydroxy
• tetrahydroxyborate
• trihydroxy
• undecahydroxy

 

Related terms

• dehydroxy
• heptahydroxy
• hydroxy-
• hydroxyl

 

Translations

Translations

• Greek: υδροξύ n (ydroxý)

Etymology 2

Noun

hydroxy (uncountable)

1. (informal, pharmacology) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
   • 2020 July 28, Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing‎^[1]:

     So, we know from that standpoint — because it’s been so many years, from a safety standpoint, it’s safe. I happen to think, based on what I’ve read — I’ve read a lot about hydroxy. I happen to think that it has an impact, especially at the early years.