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Definition of Hydroxyl radical
1. Noun. The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols.
Medical Definition of Hydroxyl radical
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroxyl Radical
Literary usage of Hydroxyl radical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology of the Non-metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"When an acid has an atom of hydrogen (HC1)1 or one hydroxyl radical (HN03) it is
called a monobasic acid and will form only one type of salt with a ..."
2. The Manufacture of Pulp and Paper: A Textbook of Modern Pulp and Paper Mill by J. Newell Stephenson (1921)
"As a consequence, the chemical activity of the hydroxyl radical does not lie in
the hydrogen, but in the oxygen. ..."
3. Essentials of pharmacy: A Ready Reference for Students of Pharmacy by Lucius Elmer Sayre, L. D. Havenhill (1918)
"A group of chemicals characterized by the presence of the hydroxyl radical (—OH)
and considered as derived from hydrocarbons by the replacement of one or ..."
4. Elementary Chemistry by Hollis Godfrey (1909)
"The theoretical way of forming an alcohol is to replace one of the hydrogens of
a primary substance like methane with a single hydroxyl radical. ..."
5. Introduction to General Chemistry by Herbert Newby McCoy, Ethel Mary Terry (1920)
"A base is usually the hydroxide of a metallic element, -and it may therefore be
considered as made up of two parts, the metal and the hydroxyl radical, OH. ..."
6. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"... pathway for the generation of potential oxidants with the reactivity of the
hydroxyl radical without the need for metal catalysis has been described. ..."
7. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"The hydroxyl radical can undergo addition or hydrogen abstraction reactions,
producing organic free radicals that decompose in the presence of other ..."
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