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TRIHYDROXY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trihydroxy mean?
• TRIHYDROXY (adjective)
The adjective TRIHYDROXY has 1 sense:
1. containing three hydroxyl groups
Familiarity information: TRIHYDROXY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing three hydroxyl groups
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hydroxyl (the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols)
Context examples
An enema solution containing 5% glycerin, a trihydroxy alcohol with osmotic laxative activity.
(Glycerin Enema, NCI Thesaurus)
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