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Polyol

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estersnoun(organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
polyalcoholnoun(organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)
polyhydroxyphenolnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound that has multiple phenolic hydroxyl groups
hexolnoun(organic chemistry) Any polyol (sugar alcohol) that has six hydroxy groups
diolnoun(organic chemistry) any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups
heptolnoun(organic chemistry) Any polyol (sugar alcohol) that has seven hydroxy groups
pentolnoun(organic chemistry) any organic compound having five hydroxy functional groups
monohydroxynoun(organic chemistry, in combination) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydric alcohol.
polyhydrocarbonnoun(organic chemistry) Any polymeric hydrocarbon
polyisoprenolnoun(organic chemistry) Any polyisoprenoid alcohol
pseudooligosaccharidenoun(organic chemistry) Any oligomer containing residues of both sugars and sugar alcohols.
monophenolnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound containing one phenolic hydroxyl group
polyglycerolnoun(countable, organic chemistry) Any of several polymeric condensation products of glycerol
alcoholnoun(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
polyoxidenoun(chemistry) A polymeric oxide
hydroxypolymernoun(chemistry) Any (organic or inorganic) polymer formed from monomers that contain a hydroxy group
alkoxyalcoholnoun(organic chemistry) Any organic compound of general formula R'-O-ROH, where R and R' represent alkyl or aryl groups.
polysiloxanolnoun(organic chemistry) Any alcohol derived from a polysiloxane
oligodiolnoun(organic chemistry) Synonym of oligoether.
polyosenoun(obsolete, organic chemistry) polysaccharide

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