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trihydric

[ trahy-hahy-drik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. (especially of alcohols and phenols) trihydroxy.


trihydric

/ ˌtraɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ; traɪˈhaɪdrɪk /

adjective

  1. (of an alcohol or similar compound) containing three hydroxyl groups
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trihydric1

First recorded in 1865–70; tri- + -hydric
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Example Sentences

Glycerine, being a trihydric alcohol, has three atoms of hydrogen which are replaceable by three univalent radicals of the higher members of the fatty acids, e. g.,

This paper is the most complete investigation yet published of the now well-known method of precipitating and estimating furfural in acid solution by means of the trihydric phenol.

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