hydroxy-
1.
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the hydroxyl group is present:
hydroxyketone.
British Dictionary definitions for
hydroxy-
hydroxy-
combining form
1.
(in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions
Word Origin
from
hydro-
+
oxy
(
gen
)
hydroxy-
in Medicine
hydroxy-
pref.
Having, adding, or substituting a hydroxyl radical in a compound:
hydroxyapatite.