tetrahydric

[ te-truh-hahy-drik ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈhaɪ drɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

(especially of alcohols and phenols) tetrahydroxy.

Origin of tetrahydric

First recorded in 1885–90; tetra- + -hydric

Words nearby tetrahydric

tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite, tetrahedron, tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro-, tetrahydrocannabidinol, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrogestrinone