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pentacid

pentacid adjective: capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; said of certain complex bases.

Adjective

pentacid (not comparable)

  1. Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; said of certain complex bases.
    • pentacid alcohol
    • pentacid quercite

Origin of pentacid

From pent- + acid.

Questions about pentacid

What does pentacid mean?
Pentacid means capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; said of certain complex bases.
What part of speech is pentacid?
Pentacid is an adjective.

Words near pentacid in the dictionary

  1. pentachromatic
  2. pentachromats
  3. pentachrome
  4. pentachromes
  5. pentachromic
  6. pentacid
  7. pentacle
  8. pentacles
  9. pentacoccous
  10. pentacolor
  11. pentacolored

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