trihydric

[trahy-hahy-drik]

adjective

Chemistry.

1. (especially of alcohols and phenols) trihydroxy.

trihydric

/ ˌtraɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ, traɪˈhaɪdrɪk /

adjective

1. (of an alcohol or similar compound) containing three hydroxyl groups

Word History and Origins

Origin of trihydric¹

First recorded in 1865–70; tri- + -hydric

Example Sentences

Glycerine, being a trihydric alcohol, has three atoms of hydrogen which are replaceable by three univalent radicals of the higher members of the fatty acids, e. g.,

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This paper is the most complete investigation yet published of the now well-known method of precipitating and estimating furfural in acid solution by means of the trihydric phenol.

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