Definition of Polyalcohol

1. Noun. (chemistry) An alcohol containing several hydroxy groups (typically more than two) ¹

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Definition of Polyalcohol

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Polyalcohol

1. An aliphatic or alicyclic molecule characterised by the presence of two or more hydroxyl groups; e.g., glycerol, inositol. A polymer of an alcohol. Origin: G. Polys, much, many + alcohol (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyalcohol

polyadenopathy
polyadenosine
polyadenosis
polyadenous
polyadenylate
polyadenylated
polyadenylates
polyadenylating
polyadenylation
polyadenylations
polyadenylic
polyadenylic acid
polyadic
polyads
polyalanine
polyalcohol (current term)
polyalcohols
polyalgorithm
polyalgorithms
polyalicyclic
polyalkene
polyalkenes
polyalkylation
polyalkylimide
polyalkylimides
polyallelic
polyallelism
polyallomer
polyallomers
polyalphabetic

Literary usage of Polyalcohol

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1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1903)
"... equation : — from which it follows that 5 molecules of glycerin, or 460 of the polyalcohol, liberate 7 molecules of iodine or 1778 ol the metalloid. ..."

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