decahydroxy

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noun

ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

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Meanings

noundecahydroxy (uncountable)

alternative decahydroxyl

  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

Origin

From deca- + hydroxy.

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APA

decahydroxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydroxy

MLA

“decahydroxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydroxy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decahydroxy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydroxy.

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