trihydric

American

[trahy-hahy-drik] / traɪˈhaɪ drɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

(especially of alcohols and phenols) trihydroxy.

trihydric British

/ ˌtraɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ, traɪˈhaɪdrɪk /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of trihydric

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

Example Sentences

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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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