dihydroxyladj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: di- comb. form, hydroxyl n.
Etymology: < di- comb. form + hydroxyl n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: dihyˈdroxyl.
Chemistry.
1875 H. C. Wood (1879) 72 The dihydroxyle quinia is physiologically inert.
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