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pentaethylenehexamine

pentaethylenehexamine noun: the polyethylene amine H₂N-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH₂.

Noun

pentaethylenehexamine (uncountable)

  1. The polyethylene amine H₂N-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH₂.

Origin of pentaethylenehexamine

From penta- + ethylene + hexamine.

Questions about pentaethylenehexamine

What does pentaethylenehexamine mean?
Pentaethylenehexamine means the polyethylene amine H₂N-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH-CH₂CH₂-NH₂.
What part of speech is pentaethylenehexamine?
Pentaethylenehexamine is a noun.

Words near pentaethylenehexamine in the dictionary

  1. pentaerythritol tetranitrate
  2. pentaerythritols
  3. pentaerythrityl
  4. pentaerythrityls
  5. pentaethylacetophenone
  6. pentaethylenehexamine
  7. pentafid
  8. pentaflake
  9. pentaflakes
  10. pentafluoride
  11. pentafluorides

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