trihydroxy

[ trahy-hahy-drok-see ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. containing three hydroxyl groups.

Origin of trihydroxy

1
1900–05; tri- + hydroxy, independent use of hydroxy-

Words Nearby trihydroxy

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How to use trihydroxy in a sentence

  • Another trihydroxy-anthraquinone, although not obtained directly from anthracene, must be claimed as a tar-product.

    Coal | Raphael Meldola