hexahydric
[hek-suh-hahy-drik]
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adjective Chemistry.
(especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
Nearby words
- hexagonally,
- hexagram,
- hexahedron,
- hexahemeron,
- hexahydrate,
- hexahydroaniline,
- hexahydrobenzene,
- hexahydropiridine,
- hexahydropyrazine,
- hexahydrothymol
Origin of hexahydric
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Examples from the Web for hexahydric
On reduction glucose appears to yield the hexahydric alcohol d-sorbite, and on oxidation d-gluconic and d-saccharic acids.