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dihydro

dihydro noun: two hydrogen atoms in a molecule.

Noun

dihydro (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule

Origin of dihydro

From di- + hydro-.

Words formed from dihydro

Questions about dihydro

What does dihydro mean?
Dihydro means two hydrogen atoms in a molecule.
What part of speech is dihydro?
Dihydro is a noun.

Words near dihydro in the dictionary

  1. dihydric
  2. dihydride
  3. dihydrides
  4. dihydridooxidonitrogen
  5. dihydridooxidonitrogens
  6. dihydro
  7. dihydro-
  8. dihydroactinidiolide
  9. dihydroajaconine
  10. dihydroalprenolol
  11. dihydroanthracene

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