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polyhydroxy

polyhydroxy adjective: having three or more hydroxy functional groups.

Adjective

polyhydroxy (not comparable)

  1. Having three or more hydroxy functional groups.

polyhydroxy meaning in Tamil

polyhydroxy in Tamil

பல் ஹைட்ராக்ஸி

Origin of polyhydroxy

From poly- + hydroxy.

Questions about polyhydroxy

What does polyhydroxy mean?
Polyhydroxy means having three or more hydroxy functional groups.
What is polyhydroxy in Tamil?
Polyhydroxy in Tamil is பல் ஹைட்ராக்ஸி. See Polyhydroxy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polyhydroxy?
Polyhydroxy is an adjective.

Words near polyhydroxy in the dictionary

  1. polyhydrides
  2. polyhydrite
  3. polyhydrocarbon
  4. polyhydrocarbons
  5. polyhydrogenated
  6. polyhydroxy
  7. polyhydroxyalkanoate
  8. polyhydroxyalkanoates
  9. polyhydroxyalkanoic
  10. polyhydroxybutyrate
  11. polyhydroxybutyrates

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