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tetrahydric

American

[te-truh-hahy-drik] / ˌtɛ trəˈhaɪ drɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

(especially of alcohols and phenols) tetrahydroxy.

Etymology

Origin of tetrahydric

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + -hydric

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