Words starting with hydroxy
7 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxy — containing the hydroxyl group.
- hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
8 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxy- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions
- hydroxyl — containing the hydroxyl group.
- hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
- hydroxyl ion — hydroxide ion
10 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
11 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
- hydroxyurea — a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.
- hydroxyzine — an antihistaminic compound, C 21 H 27 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety.
12 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
13 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxyketone — a ketone containing a hydroxyl group.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hydroxylation — (organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom.
- hydroxymethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH2-.
- hydroxyacetic acid — glycolic acid.
14 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.
- hydroxybenzene — phenol (def 1).
- hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
15 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxybutyrate — (chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
16 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
17 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxytryptamine — (organic compound) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin).
18 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxychloroquine — a colorless crystalline solid, C 18 H 26 ClN 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
- hydroxynaphthalene — naphthol.
- hydroxytryptamines — Plural form of hydroxytryptamine.
19 letter words starting with hydroxy
- hydroxydaunorubicin — Doxorubicin.
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