#Hydroxyl
Tri-hydroxyl what? Idgi
December 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Breaking Methane News!
It was the hydroxyl radicals after all!

"During 2020–2021, however, hydroxyl radicals levels around the world dropped. This is because the ingredients needed to make them were reduced when human activity slowed down."

www.esa.int/Applications...
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This month’s illustrations ✨

For @hydroxyl, @spritzer.bsky.social and @princesscier
January 24, 2024 at 10:59 AM
"What do you call an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl?"

See? Sometimes 'alcohol' IS the answer!
November 13, 2024 at 4:33 AM
That I want to add hydroxyl ions to everything is a base lie.
May 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
No, unfortunately. Alcohol is an "organic compound containing at least 1 hydroxyl group." Hydrogen-ol, H-OH has no carbon and is not an "organic compound". But it is an alkali metal hydroxide.
September 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Santa’s favorite ion is hydroxyl:
HO- HO- HO-
December 23, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Artist: hydroxyl
Media: hololive, hololive english
Source: https://x.com/_hydrawxyl_/status/2022662977414185065
September 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Artist: hydroxyl
Media: hololive, hololive english
Source: https://x.com/_hydrawxyl_/status/2022662977414185065
August 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I find it curious that Ho-Oh, the legendary phoenix pokemon, a symbol of resurrection and reincarnation, shares its name with what looks like two hydroxyl groups...hmm, interesting.
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For those who don't get the joke: Estradiol is a form of estrogen called E2. Estrogens get labeled E1, E2, or E3 depending on the number of hydroxyl groups.
March 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In short:
1️⃣Lockdowns reduced emissions of air pollutants
2️⃣These gases help form hydroxyl radicals - molecules that removes methane
3️⃣With fewer hydroxyl radicals, methane was broken down more slowly and accumulated faster
4️⃣At the same time, wetter conditions boosted methane emissions from wetlands
February 6, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Working in collaboration with Song Lin at Cornell University, Scott J. Miller’s team developed a catalyst and conditions to exclusively oxidize a single hydroxyl group in each of three antibiotics.

#chemsky 🧪
Antibiotics selectively supercharged against MRSA
Common oxidants and a catalyst target individual hydroxyl groups, resulting in new antimicrobial activity
cen.acs.org
March 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Correction: It's not the hydroxyl ion, it's the hydroxyl radical, and they're two different things.
I think it's the neutral OH radical, not the hydroxyl ion, which would have a very short lifetime in gas phase
April 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
For the first time, researchers have synthesised and characterised the ‘only possible structure’ with four hydroxyl groups linked to a carbon atom – methanetetrol. My latest story for @chemistryworld.com 👉🏼 www.chemistryworld.com/news/strange... #ChemSky #Science #chemistry 🧪 ⚗️
August 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Breaking News!
Code Meh!

February methane data was released by NOAA yesterday, and the rate of methane growth continues its steady decline from its Covid-19 peak in 2022.

"During 2020–2021, however, hydroxyl radicals levels around the world dropped."

www.esa.int/Applications...
June 6, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Hydroxyl groups are very easy to nitrate
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
To be fair, this probably WOULD have killed him.
the slap but with ragdoll physics
YouTube video by Hydroxyl
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Review of methane through space and time, coauthored with @planetdr.bsky.social, is out (OA) in @annualreviews.bsky.social.

Hopefully a helpful resource for community and courses. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
June 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Jan. 3, 2026 ~ Transitioning to doom.

"More hydrogen means less OH [hydroxyl radicals] in the atmosphere, which means methane persists longer and thus warms the climate for a longer period"

blackout-news.de/en/news/hydr...
Hydrogen emissions are fueling climate change - study reveals the risks of the energy transition
New scientific study from Stanford University proves: Hydrogen emissions indirectly increase warming
blackout-news.de
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
You might also see "ROHic" or simply "ROH".

This is from organic chemistry. The short hand for alcohol is ROH.

R represents the carbon group and OH is oxygen and hydrogen forming what's called a hydroxyl group. So, ROH = alcohol.

Means the same thing. Drunk, intoxicated.
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hydroxyl (OH), the most important molecule most have never heard of!

Created by sunlight (UV radiation)

Hydroxile is the dominant sink of methane (CH₄), which we keep pumping into the atmosphere like there's no tomorrow.

The ESA EarthCARE mission helps to fill important knowledge gaps!
December 3, 2024 at 11:05 AM
they have oral Miprocin now too but they're marketing it as "sexier" and "more molly-like" than Metocin and I think thats a little embarrassing. It actually probably mostly just feels like any other tryptamine with hydroxyl group subbed in 4 position
September 14, 2026 at 12:12 AM