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diol

noun

Meaning

  1. Any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

Etymology / origin

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Related words

glycol(English)dihydric alcohol(English)epoxide(English)3a(English)7a(English)epoxides(English)vicinal diol(English)geminal diol(English)acetal(English)osmium(English)hydroxyl(English)ester(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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