polyalcohol

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ alcohol

Noun[edit]

polyalcohol (plural polyalcohols)

(organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)

Synonyms[edit]

polyhydric alcohol

Hypernyms[edit]

polyol

Translations[edit]

alcohol containing many hydroxy groups

French: polyalcool (fr) m
Italian: polialcol (it) m
Spanish: polialcohol m

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