Meanings
nounpolyalcohol (plural polyalcohols)
plural polyalcohols
- chemistryAn alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)
Synonyms: polyhydric alcohol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishpolyalcohol
Translations
French polyalcool
- polyalcoolalcohol containing many hydroxy groups
Italian polialcol
- polialcolalcohol containing many hydroxy groups
Polish polialkohol
- polialkoholalcohol containing many hydroxy groups
Spanish polialcohol
- polialcoholalcohol containing many hydroxy groups
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APA
polyalcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyalcohol
MLA
“polyalcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyalcohol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyalcohol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyalcohol.
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