hydroxyl

Summary

hydroxyl is a functional group^[1]. hydroxyl has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• hydroxyl's instance of is recorded as functional group^[3].
• hydroxyl is part of organic hydroperoxide^[4].
• hydroxyl is part of carboxyl^[5].
• hydroxyl is part of oxyacid^[6].
• hydroxyl is part of hydroxy compound^[7].
• hydroxyl's Commons category is recorded as Hydroxyl group^[8].
• hydroxyl comprises oxygen^[9].
• hydroxyl comprises hydrogen^[10].
• hydroxyl's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• hydroxyl's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[12].
• hydroxyl's different from is recorded as hydroxide ion^[13].
• hydroxyl's different from is recorded as hydroxyl radical^[14].
• hydroxyl's different from is recorded as hydroxymethyl^[15].
• hydroxyl's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q56315423^[16].
• hydroxyl's CXSMILES is recorded as *O |$_AP1$|^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

hydroxyl's instance of is recorded as functional group^[3].

Use and Application

Components include oxygen^[9], a chemical element^[18] and hydrogen^[10], a chemical element^[19]. Part of include organic hydroperoxide^[4], a structural class of chemical entities^[20]; carboxyl^[5], an organyl group^[21]; oxyacid^[6], a structural class of chemical entities^[22]; and hydroxy compound^[7].

Influence

Things named for hydroxyl include hydroxylherderite^[23], a mineral species^[24]; hydroxyapophyllite-(K)^[25], a mineral species^[26]; and hydroxylclinohumite^[27], a mineral species^[28].

Why It Matters

hydroxyl has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] hydroxyl is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for hydroxyl include hydroxylherderite^[23], a mineral species^[24]; hydroxyapophyllite-(K)^[25], a mineral species^[26]; and hydroxylclinohumite^[27], a mineral species^[28].