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pentamethyl

pentamethyl noun: five methyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

pentamethyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) five methyl groups in a molecule

Origin of pentamethyl

From penta- + methyl.

Words formed from pentamethyl

Questions about pentamethyl

What does pentamethyl mean?
Pentamethyl means five methyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is pentamethyl?
Pentamethyl is a noun.

Words near pentamethyl in the dictionary

  1. pentamerously
  2. pentamers
  3. pentamery
  4. pentameter
  5. pentameters
  6. pentamethyl
  7. pentamethylbenzene
  8. pentamethylbenzenes
  9. pentamethylcyclopentadiene
  10. pentamethylcyclopentadienes
  11. pentamethylcyclopentadienyl

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