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hydroxide
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hydroxide /hy·drox·ide/ (hi-drok´sīd) any compound containing a hydroxyl group.
hy·drox·ide (h-drksd)
n.
A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group, especially one that releases a hydroxyl group when dissolved.
hydroxide (OH-)
[hīdrok′sīd]
an ion.
hydroxide (hīdrok´sīd´),
n an ionic compound that contains the OH2 ion, usually consisting of metals or the metal equivalent of the ammonium cation (NH42) that inactivates an acid.
hydroxide
the OH− anion or a compound containing the OH− ion.


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Hydroxyl radical formation plays an important role in the induction of oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in the lung (Donaldson et al.
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