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noun
The univalent radical HO-CH2-
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, in-compounds
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: methyl, methyl group, methyl radical
History
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 English hydroxy- Proto-Indo-European *médhu Proto-Hellenic *méthu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English hydroxymethyl From hydroxy- + methyl.
