hexahydroxy

[ hek-suh-hahy-drok-see ]

/ ˌhɛk sə haɪˈdrɒk si /

adjective

(of a molecule) containing six hydroxyl groups.

Nearby words

hexahydroaniline, hexahydrobenzene, hexahydropiridine, hexahydropyrazine, hexahydrothymol, hexahydroxy, hexahydroxycyclohexane, hexamer, hexameral, hexameron, hexamerous

Origin of hexahydroxy

hexa- + hydroxy

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