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pentaerythritol

pentaerythritol noun: the polyhydric alcohol 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)1,3-propanediol C(CH₂OH)₄.

Noun

pentaerythritol (countable and uncountable, plural pentaerythritols)

  1. The polyhydric alcohol 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)1,3-propanediol C(CH₂OH)₄

Forms of pentaerythritol

pluralpentaerythritols

Origin of pentaerythritol

From penta- + erythritol.

Words formed from pentaerythritol

Questions about pentaerythritol

What does pentaerythritol mean?
Pentaerythritol means the polyhydric alcohol 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)1,3-propanediol C(CH₂OH)₄.
What part of speech is pentaerythritol?
Pentaerythritol is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaerythritol?
The plural of pentaerythritol is pentaerythritols.

Words near pentaerythritol in the dictionary

  1. pentaenes
  2. pentaenoic
  3. pentaenoic acid
  4. pentaenoic acids
  5. pentaenoics
  6. pentaerythritol
  7. pentaerythritol tetranitrate
  8. pentaerythritols
  9. pentaerythrityl
  10. pentaerythrityls
  11. pentaethylacetophenone

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