DIHYDRIC ALCOHOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dihydric alcohol mean? 

• DIHYDRIC ALCOHOL (noun)
  The noun DIHYDRIC ALCOHOL has 1 sense:

1. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

  Familiarity information: DIHYDRIC ALCOHOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIHYDRIC ALCOHOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dihydric alcohol; diol; glycol

Hypernyms ("dihydric alcohol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)