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hexahydroxy

hexahydroxy noun: six hydroxy groups in a molecule.

Noun

hexahydroxy (uncountable)

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

Origin of hexahydroxy

From hexa- + hydroxy.

Questions about hexahydroxy

What does hexahydroxy mean?
Hexahydroxy means six hydroxy groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is hexahydroxy?
Hexahydroxy is a noun.

Words near hexahydroxy in the dictionary

  1. hexahydrocannabihexol
  2. hexahydrolycopene
  3. hexahydrophthalic
  4. hexahydroxoantimonate
  5. hexahydroxoantimonates
  6. hexahydroxy
  7. hexahydroxydiphenic acid
  8. hexairon
  9. hexakaidecahedra
  10. hexakaidecahedral
  11. hexakaidecahedron

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