hexadecahydroxy

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noun

Sixteen hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

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Meanings

nounhexadecahydroxy (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistrySixteen hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

Origin

From hexadeca- + hydroxy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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