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pentafluoropyridine

pentafluoropyridine noun: the fully fluorinated derivative of pyridine; it is used in the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds.

Noun

pentafluoropyridine (countable and uncountable, plural pentafluoropyridines)

  1. The fully fluorinated derivative of pyridine; it is used in the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds.

Forms of pentafluoropyridine

pluralpentafluoropyridines

Origin of pentafluoropyridine

From penta- + fluoro- + pyridine.

Questions about pentafluoropyridine

What does pentafluoropyridine mean?
Pentafluoropyridine means the fully fluorinated derivative of pyridine; it is used in the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds.
What part of speech is pentafluoropyridine?
Pentafluoropyridine is a noun.
What is the plural of pentafluoropyridine?
The plural of pentafluoropyridine is pentafluoropyridines.

Words near pentafluoropyridine in the dictionary

  1. pentafluoroethane
  2. pentafluoroethyl
  3. pentafluoroethyls
  4. pentafluorophenol
  5. pentafluorophenyl
  6. pentafluoropyridine
  7. pentafluoropyridines
  8. pentafluoros
  9. pentafluorostyrene
  10. pentafluorosulfanyl
  11. pentafluorosulfanyls

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