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monohydroxy

[ mon-uh-hahy-drok-see ]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. (of a molecule) containing one hydroxyl group.


monohydroxy

/ ˌɒəʊɪˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a chemical compound) containing one hydroxyl group per molecule Alsomonohydric
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monohydroxy1

1940–45; mono- + hydroxy ( def )
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The reactions between ethane and ethylene with an equal volume of oxygen would be represented as follows:— The affinity between the hydrocarbon and oxygen at a high temperature is so great that, when the supply of oxygen is sufficient to carry the oxidation as far as the second stage, practically no decomposition of the monohydroxy molecule formed in the first stage occurs.

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