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Definition of Dihydric
1. containing two hydroxyl radicals [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dihydric
Literary usage of Dihydric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lecture Notes for Chemical Students by Edward Frankland (1872)
"ANHYDRIDES OF THE dihydric MONOBASIC ACIDS. Formation. — By applying heat to a
dihydric monobasic acid, ..."
2. Organic Chemistry by William Henry Perkin (1907)
"The isomeric dihydric phenols — catechol, resorcinol, and hydroquinone — are
well-known compounds of considerable importance, and are respectively ..."
3. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"... an even greater extent, many of them behaving as powerful reducing agents when
dissolved in alkalis. dihydric Phenols. OTT 1 The o-compound, C6H4<(.)^ . ..."
4. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"Closely allied to these are the dihydric alcohols or glycols, and such compounds
as may be considered oxidation products of the glycols. ..."
5. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1899)
"Closely allied to these are the dihydric alcohols or glycols, and such compounds
as may be considered oxidation products of the glycols. ..."
6. Treatise on General and Industrial Organic Chemistry by Ettore Molinari (1921)
"... of orange and lemon and to a very considerable extent (60 per cent. ) in verbena
oil. III. POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOLS (a) dihydric ALCOHOLS OR GLYCOLS, ..."
7. The Optical Rotating Power of Organic Substances and Its Practical Applications by Hans Landolt, Otto Schönrock, Paul Lindner (1902)
"dihydric Alcohols and Derivatives. Propyleneglycol, (CH,)(H)C(OH)(CH,OH) /!+
Derivatives : From /-propyleneglycol: propylene- oxide ..."
8. A Compendium of Chemistry by Carl Arnold (1904)
"... of the double bonds of the C atom, we obtain a series of dihydric alcohols
which are called glycols on account of their sweet taste: ethylene glycol, ..."
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