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dihydroxyacid

dihydroxyacid noun: an acid with molecules that contain two hydroxy groups.

Noun

dihydroxyacid (plural dihydroxyacids)

  1. An acid with molecules that contain two hydroxy groups.

Forms of dihydroxyacid

pluraldihydroxyacids

Words formed from dihydroxyacid

  • dihydroxyacid dehydrogenase
  • dihydroxyacid dehydratase
  • alpha,beta-dihydroxyacid
  • αβ-dihydroxyacid

Questions about dihydroxyacid

What does dihydroxyacid mean?
Dihydroxyacid means an acid with molecules that contain two hydroxy groups.
What part of speech is dihydroxyacid?
Dihydroxyacid is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydroxyacid?
The plural of dihydroxyacid is dihydroxyacids.

Words near dihydroxyacid in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxo
  2. dihydroxy
  3. dihydroxyacetone
  4. dihydroxyacetones
  5. dihydroxyacetophenone
  6. dihydroxyacid
  7. dihydroxyacids
  8. dihydroxyacridine
  9. dihydroxyacridines
  10. dihydroxyadenine
  11. dihydroxyaluminium

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