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Hydroxyl

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A compound radical, or unsaturated group, HO, consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen acids, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hydroxyl'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hydroxyl.html. 1828.