dihydroxide

noun
/daɪhaɪˈdɹɒksaɪd/UK

Etymology

From di- + hydroxide.

  1. borrowed from oxide
  2. formed as hydroxide — “hydro- + oxide
  3. prefixed as dihydroxide — “di + hydroxide

Definitions

  1. Any compound containing two hydroxide groups or ions.

The neighborhood

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