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A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group, radical, chemical group
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) ▲ Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl blend English hydroxyl From a blend of hydrogen + oxygen + -yl.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
հիդրօքսիլ
(hidrōkʻsil)
— -OH
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Bulgarian:
хидроксил
(hidroksil)
— -OH
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Catalan:
hidroxil
— -OH
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Chinese Cantonese:
羥基 /羟基
(koeng5 gei1)
— -OH
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Chinese Cantonese:
氫氧基 /氢氧基
(hing1 joeng5 gei1)
— -OH
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Chinese Mandarin:
羥基 /羟基
(qiǎngjī)
— -OH
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Chinese Mandarin:
氫氧基 /氢氧基
(qīngyǎngjī)
— -OH
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Finnish:
hydroksyyli
— -OH
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French:
hydroxyle
— -OH
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German:
Hydroxyl
— -OH
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Greek:
υδροξύλιο
(ydroxýlio)
— -OH
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Hindi:
उदजारल
(udjāral)
— -OH
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Italian:
ossidrile
— -OH
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Italian:
idrossile
— -OH
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Japanese:
ヒドロキシル基
(hidorokishiru-ki)
— -OH
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Japanese:
水酸基
(suisanki)
— -OH
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Korean:
히드록시기
(hideuroksigi)
— -OH
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Korean:
수산기
(susan'gi)
— -OH
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Korean:
히드록실기
(hideuroksilgi)
— -OH
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Lithuanian:
hidroksilas
— -OH
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Malay:
hidroksil
— -OH
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Persian:
هیدروکسیل
(hidroksil)
— -OH
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Polish:
hydroksyl
— -OH
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Portuguese:
hidroxila
— -OH
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Russian:
гидрокси́л
(gidroksíl)
— -OH
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Spanish:
hidroxilo
— -OH
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Spanish:
oxhidrilo
— -OH
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Swedish:
hydroxyl
— -OH
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Swedish:
hydroxylgrupp
— -OH