# hydroxy

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #40,288

## Definitions
1. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

## Etymology
hydro- + oxy

## Easily confused with
- **hydroxyl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hydroxy-vs-hydroxyl)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hdyroxy`, `hhydroxy`, `hyddroxy`, `hydorxy`, `hydroxxy`, `hydroxyy`, `hydroyx`, `hydrroxy`, `hydrxoy`, `hyrdoxy`, `hyydroxy`, `yhdroxy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hydroxy