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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hydroxymethyl \hydroxymethyl\ n. a methyl radical with a hydroxyl group replacing one of the hydrogen atoms. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hydroxymethyl n 1: a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms