Usually means: Containing more than one hydroxyl.
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  1. polyhydric: Merriam-Webster
  2. polyhydric: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. polyhydric: Collins English Dictionary
  4. polyhydric: Wiktionary
  5. polyhydric: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. polyhydric: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. polyhydric: Dictionary.com
  8. polyhydric: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  3. polyhydric: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (chemistry) containing two or more hydroxy groups

Similar:
dihydric, polyhydroxy, dihydroxy, monohydric, tetrahydric, polyhydroxylated, trihydric, hydroxylic, hexahydric, pentahydric, more...

Opposite:
monohydric, unihydric, single-hydric

Phrases:
polyhydric alcohols, polyhydric alcohol, more...

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Similar:
dihydric, polyhydroxy, dihydroxy, monohydric, tetrahydric, polyhydroxylated, trihydric, hydroxylic, hexahydric, pentahydric, more...

Opposite:
monohydric, unihydric, single-hydric

Phrases:
polyhydric alcohols, polyhydric alcohol, more...



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