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pentamethylene

pentamethylene noun: five methylene groups in a molecule.

Noun

pentamethylene (plural pentamethylenes)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Five methylene groups in a molecule
  2. Synonym of cyclopentane.
    Synonyms:
    cyclopentane

Synonyms of pentamethylene

Forms of pentamethylene

pluralpentamethylenes

Origin of pentamethylene

From penta- + methylene, being composed of five methylene residues.

Questions about pentamethylene

What does pentamethylene mean?
Pentamethylene means five methylene groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is pentamethylene?
Pentamethylene is a noun.
What is the plural of pentamethylene?
The plural of pentamethylene is pentamethylenes.

Words near pentamethylene in the dictionary

  1. pentamethylcyclopentadienes
  2. pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
  3. pentamethylcyclopentadienyls
  4. pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane
  5. pentamethylcyclopentasiloxanes
  6. pentamethylene
  7. pentamethylenediamine
  8. pentamethylenediamines
  9. pentamethylenes
  10. pentamethylenetetrazol
  11. pentametre

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