Dictionary

polyhydric en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English hydric English polyhydric From poly- + hydric.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) containing two or more hydroxy groups

Deriveds

polyhydric alcohol

Translations (3)

hu többértékű alkohol (polyhydroxy alcohol) · fi polyoli (polyhydroxy alcohol) · gl poliol (polyhydroxy alcohol)