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pentacarboxylate

pentacarboxylate noun: any compound containing five carboxylate groups or anions.

Noun

pentacarboxylate (plural pentacarboxylates)

  1. Any compound containing five carboxylate groups or anions

Forms of pentacarboxylate

pluralpentacarboxylates

Origin of pentacarboxylate

From penta- + carboxylate.

Questions about pentacarboxylate

What does pentacarboxylate mean?
Pentacarboxylate means any compound containing five carboxylate groups or anions.
What part of speech is pentacarboxylate?
Pentacarboxylate is a noun.
What is the plural of pentacarboxylate?
The plural of pentacarboxylate is pentacarboxylates.

Words near pentacarboxylate in the dictionary

  1. pentacarbon dioxide
  2. pentacarbonate
  3. pentacarbonates
  4. pentacarbonyl
  5. pentacarbonyls
  6. pentacarboxylate
  7. pentacarboxylates
  8. pentacarpellary
  9. pentacarpellate
  10. pentacation
  11. pentacationic

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