"polyhydroxy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: poly- + hydroxy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|hydroxy}} poly- + hydroxy Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polyhydroxy (not comparable)
  1. (organic chemistry) Having three or more hydroxy functional groups. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (polyhydric alcohol): polyoli (Finnish), poliol [masculine] (Galician), többértékű alkohol [singular] (Hungarian), polyol [masculine] (Welsh)

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