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pentanediol

pentanediol noun: any of several isomeric diols derived from pentane.

Noun

pentanediol (plural pentanediols)

  1. Any of several isomeric diols derived from pentane

Forms of pentanediol

pluralpentanediols

Origin of pentanediol

From pentane + diol.

Questions about pentanediol

What does pentanediol mean?
Pentanediol means any of several isomeric diols derived from pentane.
What part of speech is pentanediol?
Pentanediol is a noun.
What is the plural of pentanediol?
The plural of pentanediol is pentanediols.

Words near pentanediol in the dictionary

  1. pentander
  2. pentanders
  3. pentandrian
  4. pentandrous
  5. pentane
  6. pentanediol
  7. pentanediols
  8. pentanedione
  9. pentanediones
  10. pentanedithiol
  11. pentanedithiols

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