Usually means: Organic compound with hydroxyl, carboxyl.
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  1. hydroxy acid: Merriam-Webster
  2. hydroxy acid: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hydroxy acid: Vocabulary.com
  4. hydroxy acid: Wordnik
  5. hydroxy acid: Wiktionary
  6. hydroxy acid: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Hydroxy acid, hydroxy acid: Dictionary.com
  8. Hydroxy acid: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. hydroxy acid: Rhymezone
  10. hydroxy acid: FreeDictionary.org
  11. hydroxy acid: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. hydroxy acid: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hydroxy acid: Encyclopedia

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  2. hydroxy acid: Medical dictionary

(Note: See hydroxy_acids as well.)

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noun:  (organic chemistry) a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group

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