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monohydroxy definition

mono·hy·droxy (-hī dräk′sē)

adjective

having one hydroxyl group in the molecule

Etymology: mono- + hydroxy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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