adjective
- of, relating to, or containing a hydroxyl group (a chemical group consisting of an oxygen atom bonded to a hydrogen atom)
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Alcohols are hydroxylic compounds because they contain one or more hydroxyl groups.
- The hydroxylic functional group is essential to the structure of many organic molecules.
- Water itself is a simple hydroxylic substance with a single hydroxyl group.
- Hydroxylic compounds often exhibit polar properties due to the oxygen-hydrogen bond.