hexahydric

[ hek-suh-hahy-drik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexahydric¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hexa- + -hydric

Example Sentences

On reduction glucose appears to yield the hexahydric alcohol d-sorbite, and on oxidation d-gluconic and d-saccharic acids.

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