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Oxo vs Hydroxy - What's the difference?

oxo | hydroxy |

As a noun oxo

is .

As an adjective hydroxy is

(chemistry) being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

oxo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry, in combination) A substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond
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    • Anagrams

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    hydroxy

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
  • * Note : used as a prefix, hydroxy-, in the names of very many organic compounds