Word: dihydric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: di
hy
dric
Definition: Containing two hydroxyl functional groups.
Morphemes:
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, twice or double.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: di-
Language: la
Decoded: di-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, double; di-.
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).