polyalcohol en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English polyalcohol From poly- + alcohol.
Meanings
- An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polyalcohols | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
it polialcol (alcohol containing many hydroxy groups) · fr polyalcool (alcohol containing many hydroxy groups) · es polialcohol (alcohol containing many hydroxy groups) · pl polialkohol (alcohol containing many hydroxy groups)