HYDROXY

hydroxy

(adjective) being or containing a hydroxyl group

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Adjective

hydroxy (not comparable)

(chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

Etymology 2

Noun

hydroxy (uncountable)

(informal, pharmaceutical drug) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.

Source: Wiktionary

Hy*drox"y-. (Chem.)

Definition: A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient. Hydroxy acid (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are hydroxy acids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition