tetrahydroxy

[ te-truh-hahy-drok-see ]

/ ˌtɛ trə haɪˈdrɒk si /

adjective Chemistry.

(of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.

Nearby words

tetrahydro-, tetrahydrocannabidinol, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrogestrinone, tetrahydroxy, tetrahydrozoline, tetrahymena, tetralite, tetralogy, tetralogy of fallot

Origin of tetrahydroxy

tetra- + hydroxy

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