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pentahydrate

pentahydrate noun: a hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Noun

pentahydrate (plural pentahydrates)

  1. A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

Forms of pentahydrate

pluralpentahydrates

Origin of pentahydrate

From penta- + hydrate.

Words formed from pentahydrate

Questions about pentahydrate

What does pentahydrate mean?
Pentahydrate means a hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
What part of speech is pentahydrate?
Pentahydrate is a noun.
What is the plural of pentahydrate?
The plural of pentahydrate is pentahydrates.

Words near pentahydrate in the dictionary

  1. pentahelicene
  2. pentahelicenes
  3. pentahex
  4. pentahexes
  5. pentahistidine
  6. pentahydrate
  7. pentahydrated
  8. pentahydrates
  9. pentahydric
  10. pentahydride
  11. pentahydrides

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