trihydroxy

Questions

What does trihydroxy mean?

Three hydroxy groups in a molecule

Where does trihydroxy come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy English trihydroxy From tri- + hydroxy.

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