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pentakis-

pentakis- prefix: a variant of penta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.

Prefix

pentakis-

  1. A variant of penta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
  2. A variant of penta-, used for substitutions of five complex rather than simple units: pentakis(phenylthio)pyridine, or to distinguish five simple substituents from a single polymer of five units

Questions about pentakis-

What does pentakis- mean?
Pentakis- means a variant of penta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
What part of speech is pentakis-?
Pentakis- is a prefix.

Words near pentakis- in the dictionary

  1. pentaketide
  2. pentaketides
  3. pentakis
  4. pentakis dodecahedra
  5. pentakis dodecahedron
  6. pentakis-
  7. pentakisphosphate
  8. pentakisphosphates
  9. pentakosiomedimni
  10. pental
  11. Pental Island

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