TRIHYDROXY | • trihydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Three hydroxy groups in a molecule. • TRIHYDROXY adj. having three hydroxyl groups. |
HYDROXYLATE | • hydroxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYDROXYLATED | • hydroxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate. • hydroxylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYDROXYLATES | • hydroxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYDROXYACETIC | • HYDROXYACETIC adj. as in hydroxyacetic acid, another name for glycolic acid. |
HYDROXYCITRIC | • HYDROXYCITRIC adj. as in hydroxycitric acid, an extract of the plant garcinia. |
HYDROXYLATING | • hydroxylating v. Present participle of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYDROXYLATION | • hydroxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement… • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
HYDROXYAPATITE | • hydroxyapatite n. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
HYDROXYLATIONS | • hydroxylations n. Plural of hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
HYDROXYAPATITES | • hydroxyapatites n. Plural of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
HYDROXYLAPATITE | • hydroxylapatite n. Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYLAPATITE n. a mineral of the apatite group that is rare in the ground but is the principal inorganic constituent of tooth enamel and bone. |