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pentahydroxy

pentahydroxy noun: five hydroxy groups in a molecule.

Noun

pentahydroxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.

Origin of pentahydroxy

From penta- + hydroxy.

Questions about pentahydroxy

What does pentahydroxy mean?
Pentahydroxy means five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is pentahydroxy?
Pentahydroxy is a noun.

Words near pentahydroxy in the dictionary

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

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