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hydroxyl /hy·drox·yl/ (hi-drok´sil) the univalent radical OH.
hy·drox·yl (h-drksl)
n.
The univalent radical or group OH, a characteristic component of bases, certain acids, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic and sulfonic acids, and amphoteric compounds.

hydroxyl (OH)
[hīdrok′sil]
a monovalent radical consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom. The hydroxyl radical is an extremely reactive species capable of damaging DNA.

hydroxyl [hi-drok´sil]
the univalent radical OH.

hydroxyl
the univalent radical −OH.


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Water on the moon means molecules of water and hydroxyl that interact with molecules of rock and dust specifically in the top millimeters of the moon's surface," he added.
The UV light stimulated chemical reactions, just as sunlight would, and the hydrogen peroxide served as a source of hydroxyl radicals--highly reactive compounds known as "the detergent of the atmosphere," Paulot says.
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