Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., containing two combining units of the radical hydroxyl (HO): as, tartaric acid is a dihydroxyl acid.
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- noun chemistry A pair of
hydroxyl groups in a molecule
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Considered as dihydroxyl, it would explain the instability of this compound.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 Various
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