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methylpentane

methylpentane noun: any methyl derivative of a pentane, but especially 2-methylpentane.

Noun

methylpentane (countable and uncountable, plural methylpentanes)

  1. Any methyl derivative of a pentane, but especially 2-methylpentane

Forms of methylpentane

pluralmethylpentanes

Origin of methylpentane

From methyl- + pentane.

Questions about methylpentane

What does methylpentane mean?
Methylpentane means any methyl derivative of a pentane, but especially 2-methylpentane.
What part of speech is methylpentane?
Methylpentane is a noun.
What is the plural of methylpentane?
The plural of methylpentane is methylpentanes.

Words near methylpentane in the dictionary

  1. methyloxy
  2. methylparaben
  3. methylparaoxon
  4. methylparathion
  5. methylpentan-
  6. methylpentane
  7. methylpentanes
  8. methylpentene
  9. methylpentose
  10. methylpentoses
  11. methylpentynol

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