Polyol
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A Polyol is an organic compound containing multiple hydroxyl groups.
- See: Triol, Organic Chemistry, Organic Compound, Diol, Sugar Alcohol.
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2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/polyol Retrieved:2024-1-19.
- In organic chemistry, a polyol is an organic compound containing multiple hydroxyl groups (). The term "polyol" can have slightly different meanings depending on whether it is used in food science or polymer chemistry. Polyols containing two, three and four hydroxyl groups are diols, triols, and tetrols, respectively.