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Answer for the clue "Like citric acid and lactic acid ", 7 letters:
hydroxy

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Word definitions for hydroxy in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context chemistry English) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hydroxy can refer to: In chemical nomenclature, the prefix "hydroxy-" shows the presence of a hydroxyl functional group ( −OH ) An abbreviation for the medication hydroxyzine , which is commonly sold under the brand names Atarax, Ucerax, Serecid, and Vistaril ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. being or containing a hydroxyl group

Usage examples of hydroxy.

Our lab found a cocktail of droperidol and gamma hydroxy butyrate in the dregs of his tea.

Catechol, for instance, with two hydroxy groups on the benzene nucleus, dissolves considerably more quickly than does phenol, with only one hydroxy group on the nucleus.

Previous communications from these laboratories indicated thiotimoline to contain at least fourteen hydroxy groups, two amino groups and one sulfonic acid group.