dihydric

[ dahy-hahy-drik ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. (especially of alcohols and phenols) dihydroxy.

Origin of dihydric

1
First recorded in 1875–80; di-1 + -hydric

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British Dictionary definitions for dihydric

dihydric

/ (daɪˈhaɪdrɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of an alcohol) containing two hydroxyl groups per molecule

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