(of an alcohol) containing two hydroxyl groups per molecule
dihydric in American English
(daiˈhaidrɪk)
adjective
Chemistry(esp of alcohols and phenols)
dihydroxy
Word origin
[1875–80; di-1 + -hydric]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: graph, knockabout, overdraft, weekend, weekenderdi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double”(diphthong). On this model, di- is freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide)