trihydroxy

Three hydroxy groups in a molecule

Noun

  1. Three hydroxy groups in a molecule

Origin

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-)der. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy English trihydroxy From tri- + hydroxy.

Derived

trihydroxybenzoic trihydroxybenzoic acid trihydroxymethylanthraquinone