1. .... Hydroxy acid (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having t...

2. .... (e) (Chem.) To be converted (into a specified substance or material); as, monoclinic sulphur _____es over into orthorhombic, by standing; sucrose...

3. .... (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations. 7. (Med.) T...

4. .... (Chem.) A combining form of hydrogen, indicating hydrogen as an ingredient, as hydrochloric; or a reduction product obtained by hydrogen, as hydr...