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hydrox'y ac'id




1. an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
2. any of a class of organic acids containing a hydroxyl group and showing properties of both an alcohol and an acid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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