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pentafluoroethyl

pentafluoroethyl noun: any pentafluoro derivative of an ethyl group.

Noun

pentafluoroethyl (plural pentafluoroethyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any pentafluoro derivative of an ethyl group

Forms of pentafluoroethyl

pluralpentafluoroethyls

Questions about pentafluoroethyl

What does pentafluoroethyl mean?
Pentafluoroethyl means any pentafluoro derivative of an ethyl group.
What part of speech is pentafluoroethyl?
Pentafluoroethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of pentafluoroethyl?
The plural of pentafluoroethyl is pentafluoroethyls.

Words near pentafluoroethyl in the dictionary

  1. pentafluorobenzoic
  2. pentafluorobenzoyl
  3. pentafluorobenzoyls
  4. pentafluorobenzyl
  5. pentafluoroethane
  6. pentafluoroethyl
  7. pentafluoroethyls
  8. pentafluorophenol
  9. pentafluorophenyl
  10. pentafluoropyridine
  11. pentafluoropyridines

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