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Encyclopedia > Hydroxy

This prefix in chemical nomenclature indicates the presence of a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). Such groups are found in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and as ligands in inorganic compounds.


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Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Beta hydroxy (1573 words)
Beta hydroxy acids are a group of acids whose skin treatment properties are being rediscovered.
Chemical exfoliation with beta hydroxys peels away a variety of such age-related skin problems as wrinkles, acne, age spots, blemishes, and skin unevenness.
Beta hydroxy acids, including salicylic acid, are good treatments for acne because they are relatively mild.
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