Containing or having six hydroxyl groups (-OH) attached to a molecule.
From 'hexa-' (six) + 'hydroxy' (containing the -OH functional group). The hydroxyl group was identified in the 18th century as a key feature of alcohols and acids.
Glucose has five hydroxyl groups, but some sugars have six—these hexahydroxy compounds are nature's way of packing water-loving parts into molecules!
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