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hexahydric
[ hek-suh-hahy-drik ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hexahydric1
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Example Sentences
On reduction glucose appears to yield the hexahydric alcohol d-sorbite, and on oxidation d-gluconic and d-saccharic acids.
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