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pentanol

pentanol noun: any of several isomers of the alcohol C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituents of fusel oil.

Noun

pentanol (plural pentanols)

  1. Any of several isomers of the alcohol C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituents of fusel oil.
    • pentan-1-ol
    • pentan-2-ol
    Synonyms:
    amyl alcohol, pentyl alcohol

Synonyms of pentanol

Forms of pentanol

pluralpentanols

Origin of pentanol

From pentane + -ol?

Words formed from pentanol

Questions about pentanol

What does pentanol mean?
Pentanol means any of several isomers of the alcohol C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituents of fusel oil.
What part of speech is pentanol?
Pentanol is a noun.
What is the plural of pentanol?
The plural of pentanol is pentanols.

Words near pentanol in the dictionary

  1. pentanitrides
  2. pentanoate
  3. pentanoates
  4. pentanoic
  5. pentanoic acid
  6. pentanol
  7. pentanols
  8. pentanone
  9. pentanones
  10. pentanoxymethyl
  11. pentanoyl

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