💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Polyhydric alcohol"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sugar alcoholnoun | (biochemistry) A hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners. |
| polyalcoholnoun | (organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two) |
| deoxy sugar alcoholnoun | (biochemistry) A sugar alcohol in which one on more hydroxy groups have been replaced by hydrogen |
| secondary alcoholnoun | (chemistry) Any alcohol of general formula R₂CH-OH |
| dehydrosugarnoun | (organic chemistry) Any compound who structure is that of a sugar from which the elements of water (H₂O) have been removed |
| polyolnoun | (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols. |
| homoglycannoun | (chemistry) A homopolysaccharide. |
| anhydrosugarnoun | (biochemistry) An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar |
| hexolnoun | (organic chemistry) Any polyol (sugar alcohol) that has six hydroxy groups |
| alchoholnoun | (hypercorrect) Misspelling of alcohol. [(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).] |
| anhydrosaccharidenoun | (organic chemistry) Synonym of anhydrosugar. |
| haloalcoholnoun | halohydrin |
| alcoholnoun | (uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively. |
| pseudooligosaccharidenoun | (organic chemistry) Any oligomer containing residues of both sugars and sugar alcohols. |
| glycolnoun | (organic chemistry) A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol. |
| aldohexosenoun | (biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group. |
| alkyholnoun | (informal, nonstandard) Eye dialect spelling of alcohol. [(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).] |
| alkanolnoun | (organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic alcohol. |
| hydroxyaldehydenoun | (organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of an aldehyde |
| aldosenoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group. |
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