English Explanatory Dictionary

diol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

Word forms

diol diols

Etymology

From di- + -ol.

Related words

glycol

Derived words

acetylenediol alfacalcidol androstanediol benzenediol butanediol calcifediol cannabidiol dammarenediol diolate enterodiol estradiol etynodiol gem-diol geminal diol hexanediol intradiol iobitridol ketodiol macrodiol nadolol oligodiol pentanediol pinanediol pregnadienediol pregnanediol propanediol vicinal diol
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