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pentabasic

pentabasic adjective: containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.

Adjective

pentabasic (not comparable)

  1. Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.
  2. Having five atoms of a univalent metal.

Origin of pentabasic

From penta- + basic.

Words that rhyme with pentabasic

Questions about pentabasic

What does pentabasic mean?
Pentabasic means containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.
What part of speech is pentabasic?
Pentabasic is an adjective.

Words near pentabasic in the dictionary

  1. pentaazamacrocycles
  2. pentabamate
  3. pentaband
  4. pentabarbitol
  5. pentabarbitone
  6. pentabasic
  7. pentabiotic
  8. pentabismuth
  9. pentablock
  10. pentabodies
  11. pentabody

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