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dihydroxy

dihydroxy adjective: containing two hydroxy functional groups.

Adjective

dihydroxy (not comparable)

  1. Containing two hydroxy functional groups.
    Synonyms:
    dihydric

Synonyms of dihydroxy

Origin of dihydroxy

From di- + hydroxy.

Words formed from dihydroxy

Questions about dihydroxy

What does dihydroxy mean?
Dihydroxy means containing two hydroxy functional groups.
What part of speech is dihydroxy?
Dihydroxy is an adjective.

Words near dihydroxy in the dictionary

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

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