pentahydroxy
[pen-tuh-hahy-drok-see]
adjective Chemistry.
(of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
Nearby words
- pentagram,
- pentagrammatic,
- pentahedron,
- pentahydrate,
- pentahydric,
- pentalpha,
- pentamerous,
- pentameter,
- pentamethonium bromide,
- pentamethylene
Origin of pentahydroxy
penta- + hydroxy
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