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decahydroxy

decahydroxy noun: ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule.

Noun

decahydroxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

Forms of decahydroxy

alternative formdecahydroxyl

Origin of decahydroxy

From deca- + hydroxy.

Questions about decahydroxy

What does decahydroxy mean?
Decahydroxy means ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is decahydroxy?
Decahydroxy is a noun.

Words near decahydroxy in the dictionary

  1. decahydroisoquinolines
  2. decahydronaphthalene
  3. decahydronaphthalenes
  4. decahydroquinoline
  5. decahydroquinolines
  6. decahydroxy
  7. decahydroxyl
  8. decakatal
  9. decakatals
  10. decaketide
  11. decaketides

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