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pentaphosphide

pentaphosphide noun: any phosphide containing five phosphorus atoms.

Noun

pentaphosphide (plural pentaphosphides)

  1. Any phosphide containing five phosphorus atoms

Forms of pentaphosphide

pluralpentaphosphides

Origin of pentaphosphide

From penta- + phosphide.

Words formed from pentaphosphide

  • dinitrogen pentaphosphide
  • sodium pentaphosphide

Questions about pentaphosphide

What does pentaphosphide mean?
Pentaphosphide means any phosphide containing five phosphorus atoms.
What part of speech is pentaphosphide?
Pentaphosphide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaphosphide?
The plural of pentaphosphide is pentaphosphides.

Words near pentaphosphide in the dictionary

  1. pentaphonic
  2. pentaphosphaferrocene
  3. pentaphosphaferrocenes
  4. pentaphosphate
  5. pentaphosphates
  6. pentaphosphide
  7. pentaphosphides
  8. pentaphosphorus
  9. pentaphosphorylated
  10. pentaphthong
  11. pentaphthongs

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