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pentahydroxy

American

[pen-tuh-hahy-drok-see] / ˌpɛn tə haɪˈdrɒk si /

adjective

Chemistry.

(of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.

Etymology

Origin of pentahydroxy

penta- + hydroxy ( def. )

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