trihydric

[ trahy-hahy-drik ]

adjectiveChemistry.

(especially of alcohols and phenols) trihydroxy.

Origin of trihydric

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

Words Nearby trihydric

trigraph
trihalomethane
trihedral
trihedron
trihydrate
trihydric
trihydroxy
triiodomethane
triiodothyronine
trijet
trijugate

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British Dictionary definitions for trihydric

trihydric

trihydroxy (ˌtraɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ)

/ (traɪˈhaɪdrɪk) /

adjective

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

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