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pentahydric

[ pen-tuh-hahy-drik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pentahydric1

First recorded in 1890–95; penta- + -hydric

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pentahydratepentahydroxy