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pentaacetate

pentaacetate noun: any compound, but especially a derivative of a sugar, that has five acetate groups.

Noun

pentaacetate (plural pentaacetates)

  1. Any compound, but especially a derivative of a sugar, that has five acetate groups

Forms of pentaacetate

pluralpentaacetates

Origin of pentaacetate

From penta- + acetate.

Words formed from pentaacetate

  • arabitol pentaacetate
  • arbutin pentaacetate
  • diethylenetriamine pentaacetate
  • galactose pentaacetate
  • glucose pentaacetate

Questions about pentaacetate

What does pentaacetate mean?
Pentaacetate means any compound, but especially a derivative of a sugar, that has five acetate groups.
What part of speech is pentaacetate?
Pentaacetate is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaacetate?
The plural of pentaacetate is pentaacetates.

Words near pentaacetate in the dictionary

  1. pent-up
  2. Penta
  3. penta-
  4. Penta-di-Casinca
  5. penta-graphene
  6. pentaacetate
  7. pentaacetates
  8. pentaacetylated
  9. pentaacetylation
  10. pentaacylated
  11. pentaalanine

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