perhydro

perhydro

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Italic *per
Latin perbor.
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Italic *peri-
Latin per-bor.
English per-
English hydro
English perhydro

    From per- + hydro.

    Adjective

    perhydro (not comparable)

    1. (organic chemistry, in combination) Describing any saturated compound or radical in which every double bond has been replaced as if by the addition of hydrogen
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