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Hydroxyl vs Pentahydroxide - What's the difference?

hydroxyl | pentahydroxide |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydroxyl and pentahydroxide

is that hydroxyl is a univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds while pentahydroxide is any hydroxide having five hydroxyl groups.

hydroxyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, hydroxylamine , hydroxylammonium nitrate , hydroxylapatite , hydroxylate , hydroxylbastnasite , hydroxyl ion}}

    Related terms

    * hydroxide

    pentahydroxide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any hydroxide having five hydroxyl groups.

    • Derived terms

    * aluminium pentahydroxide * diphosphorus pentahydroxide * uranyl pentahydroxide