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pentaphenyl

pentaphenyl noun: five phenyl radicals in a molecule.

Noun

pentaphenyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Five phenyl radicals in a molecule

Origin of pentaphenyl

From penta- + phenyl.

Questions about pentaphenyl

What does pentaphenyl mean?
Pentaphenyl means five phenyl radicals in a molecule.
What part of speech is pentaphenyl?
Pentaphenyl is a noun.

Words near pentaphenyl in the dictionary

  1. pentapeptides
  2. pentapeptidic
  3. pentapetalous
  4. pentaphene
  5. pentaphenes
  6. pentaphenyl
  7. pentaphilia
  8. pentaphonic
  9. pentaphosphaferrocene
  10. pentaphosphaferrocenes
  11. pentaphosphate

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