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trihydroxy

trihydroxy noun: three hydroxy groups in a molecule.

Noun

trihydroxy (uncountable)

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

Origin of trihydroxy

From tri- + hydroxy.

Words formed from trihydroxy

Questions about trihydroxy

What does trihydroxy mean?
Trihydroxy means three hydroxy groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is trihydroxy?
Trihydroxy is a noun.

Words near trihydroxy in the dictionary

  1. trihydrochlorides
  2. trihydrofluoride
  3. trihydrofluorides
  4. trihydrogen
  5. trihydrogens
  6. trihydroxy
  7. trihydroxyanthraquinone
  8. trihydroxyanthraquinones
  9. trihydroxybenzene
  10. trihydroxybenzenes
  11. trihydroxybenzoate

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