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pentaphosphorus

pentaphosphorus noun: five atoms of phosphorus in a compound.

Noun

pentaphosphorus (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) five atoms of phosphorus in a compound

Origin of pentaphosphorus

From penta- + phosphorus.

Questions about pentaphosphorus

What does pentaphosphorus mean?
Pentaphosphorus means five atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
What part of speech is pentaphosphorus?
Pentaphosphorus is a noun.

Words near pentaphosphorus in the dictionary

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

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