Usually means: Organic compounds with multiple hydroxyls.
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  1. polyalcohol: Merriam-Webster
  2. polyalcohol: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. polyalcohol: Collins English Dictionary
  4. polyalcohol: Wiktionary
  5. polyalcohol: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. polyalcohol: Dictionary.com
  7. Polyalcohol: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. polyalcohol: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (polyalcohol)

▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)

Similar:
polyol, polyhydroxyphenol, polyhydric alcohol, polyalkylation, alkoxyalcohol, alcohol, hexol, alcoholate, allyl alcohol, epoxyalcohol, more...

Opposite:
monohydroxy, monohydric, unialcohol

Types:
glycerol, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, ethanol, methanol, more...

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Similar:
polyol, polyhydroxyphenol, polyhydric alcohol, polyalkylation, alkoxyalcohol, alcohol, hexol, alcoholate, allyl alcohol, epoxyalcohol, more...

Opposite:
monohydroxy, monohydric, unialcohol

Types:
glycerol, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, ethanol, methanol, more...



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