polyhydric

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adjective

containing two or more hydroxy groups

OriginEnglish hydric ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolyhydric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrycontaining two or more hydroxy groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishhydric
  6. Englishpolyhydric

From poly- + hydric.

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Translations

Finnish polyoli
  • polyolipolyhydroxy alcohol
Hungarian többértékű alkohol
  • többértékű alkoholpolyhydroxy alcohol
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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