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polyalcohol

polyalcohol noun: an alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two).

Noun

polyalcohol (plural polyalcohols)

  1. An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)

Synonyms of polyalcohol

Forms of polyalcohol

pluralpolyalcohols

Origin of polyalcohol

From poly- + alcohol.

Questions about polyalcohol

What does polyalcohol mean?
Polyalcohol means an alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two).
What part of speech is polyalcohol?
Polyalcohol is a noun.
What is the plural of polyalcohol?
The plural of polyalcohol is polyalcohols.

Words near polyalcohol in the dictionary

  1. polyagglutinable
  2. polyagglutination
  3. Polyak
  4. Polyaks
  5. polyalanine
  6. polyalcohol
  7. polyalcohols
  8. polyaldehyde
  9. polyaldehydes
  10. polyalgebras
  11. polyalgia

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