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pentachloride

pentachloride noun: any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule.

Noun

pentachloride (plural pentachlorides)

  1. any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule

Forms of pentachloride

pluralpentachlorides

Origin of pentachloride

From penta- + chloride.

Words formed from pentachloride

Questions about pentachloride

What does pentachloride mean?
Pentachloride means any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule.
What part of speech is pentachloride?
Pentachloride is a noun.
What is the plural of pentachloride?
The plural of pentachloride is pentachlorides.

Words near pentachloride in the dictionary

  1. pentacephalous
  2. pentacerotid
  3. pentacerotids
  4. pentacetate
  5. pentacetates
  6. pentachloride
  7. pentachlorides
  8. pentachloro
  9. pentachloroanisole
  10. pentachlorobenzene
  11. pentachlorobiphenyl

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