what does hydroxy acid mean?
HYDROXY ACID as NOUN
- Meaning
- any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself
Hypernyms(s) hydroxy acid is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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