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hydroxy

adjective

Meaning

  1. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
  2. An antimalarial drug used to reduce inflammation in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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