oxyaromaticadj.n.
/ˌɒksɪarəˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɑksiˌɛrəˈmædɪk/ Chemistry.
Designating an aromatic organic compound with one or more hydroxyl groups in its molecule. Also occasionally as n.
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1887 A. M. Brown Treat. Animal Alkaloids i. ii. 23 This is..washed repeatedly with ether to get rid of the oxy-aromatic acids.
1949 Industr. & Engin. Chem. 41 901/1 The fuel antioxidants reported herein are of the oxyaromatic and amine types.
1980 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 102 4647/2 The oxyaromatic compounds of system ii undergo facile oxidation by electron transfer.
1998 Jrnl. Agric. & Food Chem. 46 692/2 Wood lignin solutions obtained from hemicellulose-free materials were ozonated to produce oxyaromatics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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