polyalcohol

English edit

Etymology edit

poly- +‎ alcohol

Noun edit

polyalcohol (plural polyalcohols)

(organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)

Synonyms edit

polyhydric alcohol

Hypernyms edit

polyol

Translations edit

alcohol containing many hydroxy groups

French: polyalcool (fr) m
Italian: polialcol (it) m
Spanish: polialcohol m

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