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noun
a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
Narrower terms: hydroxybenzoic acid, juniperic acid, salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, tartaric acid
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