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pentakisphosphate

pentakisphosphate noun: a compound having five simple phosphate groups.

Noun

pentakisphosphate (plural pentakisphosphates)

  1. A compound having five simple phosphate groups

Forms of pentakisphosphate

pluralpentakisphosphates

Origin of pentakisphosphate

From pentakis- + phosphate.

Questions about pentakisphosphate

What does pentakisphosphate mean?
Pentakisphosphate means a compound having five simple phosphate groups.
What part of speech is pentakisphosphate?
Pentakisphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of pentakisphosphate?
The plural of pentakisphosphate is pentakisphosphates.

Words near pentakisphosphate in the dictionary

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

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