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hydroxy acid

any organic compound having at least one carboxyl group and at least one hydroxyl group
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hydroxy acid

Summary

hydroxy acid is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #233 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • hydroxy acid's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • hydroxy acid is a type of carboxylic acid[4].
  • hydroxy acid is a type of alcohols[5].
  • hydroxy acid's Commons category is recorded as Hydroxy acids[6].
  • hydroxy acid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydroxy acids[7].
  • hydroxy acid's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • hydroxy acid's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[9].
  • hydroxy acid's topic has template is recorded as Q10555375[10].
  • hydroxy acid's different from is recorded as C10H18O5[11].

Why It Matters

hydroxy acid draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #233 of 1,029).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hydroxy-acid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hydroxy acid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hydroxy-acid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-06}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Mapenite · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'hy', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', '
    National library of latvia id → 000124343
    Sitelink count → 22
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1368]]: 000124343"
  2. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Hydroxy acids
    Aliases → —
    Topic has template → Q10555375
    Subclass of → carboxylic acid, alcohols
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534872005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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