Usually means: Organic acids with hydroxyl group.
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  1. alpha-hydroxy acid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. alpha-hydroxy acid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. alpha-hydroxy acid, alpha-hydroxy acid: Collins English Dictionary
  4. alpha-hydroxy acid: Wiktionary
  5. alpha-hydroxy acid: Dictionary.com
  6. Alpha-hydroxy acid: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. alpha-hydroxy acid: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. alpha-hydroxy acid: Merriam-Webster

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  1. alpha-hydroxy acid: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. alpha-hydroxy acid: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (alpha-hydroxy acid)

noun:  (organic chemistry) Any hydroxy acid, of general formula RCH(OH)COOH, used in the cosmetic industry for their supposed property of reducing wrinkles.

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