"polyhydroxyalkanoic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: poly- + hydroxyalkanoic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|hydroxyalkanoic}} poly- + hydroxyalkanoic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polyhydroxyalkanoic (not comparable)
  1. (organic chemistry) Describing an alkanoic acid that has multiple hydroxy substituents Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry

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