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dihydro-

dihydro- prefix: two hydrogen atoms.

Prefix

dihydro-

  1. Two hydrogen atoms.

Origin of dihydro-

From di- + hydro-.

Questions about dihydro-

What does dihydro- mean?
Dihydro- means two hydrogen atoms.
What part of speech is dihydro-?
Dihydro- is a prefix.

Words near dihydro- in the dictionary

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

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