hydroxy acid

English - Turkish

Definition of hydroxy acid in English Turkish dictionary

(Biyokimya) hidroksiasid

English - English

Definition of hydroxy acid in English English dictionary

a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group

any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself

Related Terms

alpha-hydroxy acid

Any hydroxy acid, of general formula RCH(OH)COOH, used in the cosmetic industry for their supposed property of reducing wrinkles

Hyphenation

hy·dro·xy ac·id

Turkish pronunciation

haydrôksi äsıd

Pronunciation

/ˌhīˈdrôksē ˈasəd/ /ˌhaɪˈdrɔːksiː ˈæsəd/