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pentahydroxide

pentahydroxide noun: any hydroxide having five hydroxyl groups.

Noun

pentahydroxide (plural pentahydroxides)

  1. Any hydroxide having five hydroxyl groups.

Forms of pentahydroxide

pluralpentahydroxides

Origin of pentahydroxide

From penta- + hydroxide.

Words formed from pentahydroxide

  • aluminium pentahydroxide
  • diphosphorus pentahydroxide
  • uranyl pentahydroxide

Questions about pentahydroxide

What does pentahydroxide mean?
Pentahydroxide means any hydroxide having five hydroxyl groups.
What part of speech is pentahydroxide?
Pentahydroxide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentahydroxide?
The plural of pentahydroxide is pentahydroxides.

Words near pentahydroxide in the dictionary

  1. pentahydride
  2. pentahydrides
  3. pentahydrite
  4. pentahydroborite
  5. pentahydrocalcite
  6. pentahydroxide
  7. pentahydroxides
  8. pentahydroxy
  9. pentahydroxyflavone
  10. pentail
  11. pentails

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