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hexadecahydroxy

hexadecahydroxy noun: sixteen hydroxy functional groups in a molecule.

Noun

hexadecahydroxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Sixteen hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

Origin of hexadecahydroxy

From hexadeca- + hydroxy.

Questions about hexadecahydroxy

What does hexadecahydroxy mean?
Hexadecahydroxy means sixteen hydroxy functional groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is hexadecahydroxy?
Hexadecahydroxy is a noun.

Words near hexadecahydroxy in the dictionary

  1. hexadecahedroids
  2. hexadecahedron
  3. hexadecahedrons
  4. hexadecahydrate
  5. hexadecahydrates
  6. hexadecahydroxy
  7. hexadecamer
  8. hexadecameric
  9. hexadecamers
  10. hexadecanal
  11. hexadecanals

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