hydroxymethyl
See also:
hydroxyméthyl
English
Etymology
From
hydroxy-
+
methyl
.
Noun
hydroxymethyl
(
plural
hydroxymethyls
)
(
organic chemistry
,
especially in combination
)
The
univalent
radical
HO-CH
2
-
Derived terms
hydroxymethylcytosine
hydroxymethylome
hydroxymethyltransferase