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pentahydric

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[pen-tuh-hahy-drik] / ˌpɛn təˈhaɪ drɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

(especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.

Etymology

Origin of pentahydric

First recorded in 1890–95; penta- + -hydric

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