polyhydric alcohol
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polyhydric alcohol — /ˌpɒlihaɪdrɪk ˈælkəhɒl/ (say .poleehuydrik alkuhhol) noun an alcohol which contains two or more hydroxyl groups …
polyhydric alcohol — polyol … Medical dictionary
Alcohol — This article is about the generic chemistry term. For the kind of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, see Ethanol. For beverages containing alcohol, see Alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Sugar alcohol — A sugar alcohol (also known as a polyol, polyhydric alcohol, or polyalcohol) is a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group. Its general… … Wikipedia
sugar alcohol — noun a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group; sugar alcohols are commonly used as sugar substitutes in food, often in combination with artificial sweeteners. Syn:… … Wiktionary
sugar alcohol — The polyalcohol resulting from the reduction of the carbonyl group in a monosaccharide to a hydroxyl group. * * * a polyhydric alcohol having no more than one hydroxy group attached to each carbon atom, formed by the reduction of the carbonyl… … Medical dictionary
polyol — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌȯl, ˌōl noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poly + ol : a compound (as sorbitol or pentaerythritol) containing usually several alcoholic hydroxyl groups : a polyhydric alcohol * * * /pol ee awl , ol /, n. Chem. an… … Useful english dictionary
Polyester resin — Unsaturated Polyester Resin. The term generally used for unsaturated (means containing chemical double bonds) resins formed by the reaction of dibasic organic acids and polyhydric alcohols, basic component of SMC/BMC.Unsaturated polyesters are… … Wikipedia
ester gum — noun : a resinous ester or mixture of esters made by combining a resin of acid nature or resin acids with a polyhydric alcohol; especially : a hard usually pale substance made by heating rosin with glycerol and used in varnishes, lacquers, and… … Useful english dictionary
polyol — Polyhydroxy alcohol; a sugar that contains many OH ( ol) groups, such as the sugar alcohol s and inositols. p. dehydrogenases oxidizing enzymes that catalyze the dehydrogenation of sugar alcohol s to monosaccharides (in EC class 1.1), e.g., l… … Medical dictionary
