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dihydroxide

UK/daɪhaɪˈdɹɒksaɪd/

dihydroxide noun: any compound containing two hydroxide groups or ions.

Noun

dihydroxide (plural dihydroxides)

  1. Any compound containing two hydroxide groups or ions.

Forms of dihydroxide

pluraldihydroxides

Origin of dihydroxide

From di- + hydroxide.

Questions about dihydroxide

What does dihydroxide mean?
Dihydroxide means any compound containing two hydroxide groups or ions.
What part of speech is dihydroxide?
Dihydroxide is a noun.
How do you pronounce dihydroxide?
Dihydroxide is pronounced /daɪhaɪˈdɹɒksaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of dihydroxide?
The plural of dihydroxide is dihydroxides.

Words near dihydroxide in the dictionary

  1. dihydrothiophene
  2. dihydrothiophenes
  3. dihydrouracil
  4. dihydrouridine
  5. dihydrouridines
  6. dihydroxide
  7. dihydroxides
  8. dihydroxo
  9. dihydroxy
  10. dihydroxyacetone
  11. dihydroxyacetones

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