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tetrahydroxy

tetrahydroxy noun: four hydroxy groups in a molecule.

Noun

tetrahydroxy (uncountable)

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

Origin of tetrahydroxy

From tetra- + hydroxy.

Questions about tetrahydroxy

What does tetrahydroxy mean?
Tetrahydroxy means four hydroxy groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is tetrahydroxy?
Tetrahydroxy is a noun.

Words near tetrahydroxy in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydrothiophenes
  2. tetrahydrotriazine
  3. tetrahydrouridine
  4. tetrahydroxidoberyllate
  5. tetrahydroxoberyllate
  6. tetrahydroxy
  7. tetrahydroxyanthradione
  8. tetrahydroxyanthradiones
  9. tetrahydroxyanthraquinone
  10. tetrahydroxyanthraquinones
  11. tetrahydroxybenzoquinone

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