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polyhydroxylated

polyhydroxylated adjective: having many hydroxyl substituents.

Adjective

polyhydroxylated (not comparable)

  1. Having many hydroxyl substituents.

Origin of polyhydroxylated

From poly- + hydroxylated.

Questions about polyhydroxylated

What does polyhydroxylated mean?
Polyhydroxylated means having many hydroxyl substituents.
What part of speech is polyhydroxylated?
Polyhydroxylated is an adjective.

Words near polyhydroxylated in the dictionary

  1. polyhydroxyalkanoic
  2. polyhydroxybutyrate
  3. polyhydroxybutyrates
  4. polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate
  5. polyhydroxyethylmethacrylates
  6. polyhydroxylated
  7. polyhydroxyoctanoate
  8. polyhydroxyphenol
  9. polyhydroxyphenols
  10. polyhydroxyvalerate
  11. Polyhymnia

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