polyalcohol

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ alcohol

Noun

polyalcohol (plural polyalcohols)

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

Synonyms

polyhydric alcohol

Hypernyms

polyol

Translations

alcohol containing many hydroxy groups

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

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