Dihydroxy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing two hydroxy functional groups. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
dihydric

Etymology

From di- + hydroxy.

Related phrases

dihydroxybenzoic acidfunctional group

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