ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Polyol

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈpɒlɪɒl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Polyol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols.

Example Sentences

a team at the Ames Research Center in California announced that the Murchison rock also contained complex strings of sugars called polyols, which had not been found off the Earth before.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include esters, polyalcohol, polyhydroxyphenol, hexol, diol, heptol.

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