How to Use hydroxyl in a Sentence

hydroxyl

noun

• Salicylic acid = a beta hydroxyl acid from the bark of a willow tree.
  — Lori Keong, Marie Claire, 3 Mar. 2017
• And that's critical because, while water can absorb and emit at this wavelength, hydroxyl groups cannot.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2020
• These earlier analyses focused on a part of the infrared spectrum where both water and hydroxyl glow.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 26 Oct. 2020
• When a meteorite strikes the moon, the intense heat causes hydroxyl molecules to combine into water.
  — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 26 Oct. 2020
• Heat from the sun or micrometeorite impacts could cause hydroxyl molecules to collide to form H2O, Honniball says.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 26 Oct. 2020
• As a result, one of every four water molecules has something akin to a grasping limb—a single hydroxyl (OH) group—pointing up into the air with nothing to bind to, creating an uneven chemical landscape.
  — Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020
• Away from the shadows, a chemical reaction between lunar soil and sunlight produces hydroxyl, a close relative of the water molecule.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2020
• Rather, the hydroxyl groups, which are created by a reaction between HIF-1 alpha and oxygen, mark it for destruction by a cell’s protein-degrading machinery.
  — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
• Without hydroxyl, certain substances humans rely on, such as sugars and alcohols, would not exist.
  — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2019
• According to the authors, glycerol has a high concentration of hydroxyl groups, which in turn have a strong affinity with water molecules, creating strong hydrogen bonds.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2022
• But the signature of molecular water at the wavelength used in this research could also be associated with hydroxyl, which is oxygen bonded with hydrogen.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Oct. 2020
• Scientists think that the molecules may be trapped in bead-like structures in the soil, possibly formed as a result of the heat created by micrometeorite impacts transforming hydroxyl into water.
  — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2020
• Use this small gadget to purify and clean your produce with hydroxyl water ion purification technology.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2022
• Typically cleansers with beta hydroxy acids, like salicylic, and alpha hydroxyl acids, like glycolic and lactic, are marketed to teens and those who suffer from acne (so perfect if your discoloration comes from pimples).
  — Alexandra Engler, Marie Claire, 7 Mar. 2017
• Typically cleansers with beta hydroxy acids, like salicylic, and alpha hydroxyl acids, like glycolic and lactic, are marketed to teens and those who suffer from acne (so perfect if your discoloration comes from pimples).
  — Alexandra Engler, Marie Claire, 7 Mar. 2017
• Studies had indicated that some water-like material was present but couldn't differentiate between water and a hydroxyl group (OH), which could exist in some minerals.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2020
• Overall, the researchers suspect that hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl could be contributing to global oxidation, Inverse reports.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2021
• In organic chemistry, alcohols tend to include hydroxyl, which contributes to making molecules soluble in water.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Oct. 2020
• Under the microscope, ivory reveals its molecular structure: a three-dimensional collagen scaffolding filled with hydroxyl apatite minerals and water.
  — Sasha Mushegian, Smithsonian, 11 May 2017
• Under the microscope, ivory reveals its molecular structure: a three-dimensional collagen scaffolding filled with hydroxyl apatite minerals and water.
  — Sasha Mushegian, Smithsonian, 10 May 2017
• Some of this iron bunches together and reacts with naturally occurring hydrogen peroxide to produce hydroxyl radicals—highly reactive molecules that can harm cells.
  — Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021
• The crashes gave off signatures associated with water ice and hydroxyl—a highly reactive molecule associated with water.
  — National Geographic, 24 July 2017
• Bipolar ionizing filters and hydroxyl generators put chemically reactive or electrically charged particles into the air, but careful, rigorous studies of their effectiveness don’t exist yet.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 9 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024