See Also: decennium(dictionary)

diol (iou) and decennium (iou)


diol (iou)



diol noun. E20.
[from DI-2 + -OL.]
Chemistry. A compound whose molecule contains two hydroxyl groups, esp. attached to different carbon atoms.

decennium (iou)



decennium noun. , -iums. L17.
[Latin, from decennis, from decem ten + annus year.]
A period of ten years, a decade.