"polyol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒlɪɒl/ [UK] Forms: polyols [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + -ol. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|ol}} poly- + -ol Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyol (plural polyols)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols. Wikipedia link: polyol Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Hyponyms: -itol (english: and its derivatives: polyhydric alcohols) Translations (polyhydric alcohol): polyoli (Finnish), poliol [masculine] (Galician), többértékű alkohol [singular] (Hungarian), polyol [masculine] (Welsh)

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