hydroxylicadj.
/hʌɪdrɒkˈsɪlɪk/ Chemistry.
Of or containing a hydroxyl group.
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hydroxylic1898
1898 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 73 997 The substance is therefore an anhydride of nitrocamphor,..but it must ncecessarily be derived from a hydroxylic modification.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 725/1 The oxygen therefore ceases to be ketonic and becomes ‘hydroxylic’.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 364/2 Four of the oxygen atoms are supposed to be present in hydroxylic form (— O H).
1948 S. Glasstone Textbk. Physical Chem. (ed. 2) ix. 680 Hydroxylic solvents, e.g., water and alcohols.
1950 Symposium Hydrogen Bond 1949 (Royal Inst. Chem.) 4 The oxygen atom of one molecule coordinates with the hydroxylic hydrogen atom of another, thus forming the weak intermolecular bond responsible for molecular association.
1963 C. N. R. Rao Chem. Applic. Infrared Spectrosc. iii. 175 The important bond in hydroxylic compounds arises from the O-H stretching vibration.
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