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dihydroxo

dihydroxo noun: two hydroxy groups in a molecule.

Noun

dihydroxo (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Two hydroxy groups in a molecule

Origin of dihydroxo

From di- + hydroxo.

Questions about dihydroxo

What does dihydroxo mean?
Dihydroxo means two hydroxy groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is dihydroxo?
Dihydroxo is a noun.

Words near dihydroxo in the dictionary

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

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