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pentaselenide

pentaselenide noun: five selenide ions in a compound (Se₅).

Noun

pentaselenide (countable and uncountable, plural pentaselenides)

  1. (in-compounds) Five selenide ions in a compound (Se₅).

Forms of pentaselenide

pluralpentaselenides

Origin of pentaselenide

From penta- + selenide.

Words formed from pentaselenide

Questions about pentaselenide

What does pentaselenide mean?
Pentaselenide means five selenide ions in a compound (Se₅).
What part of speech is pentaselenide?
Pentaselenide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaselenide?
The plural of pentaselenide is pentaselenides.

Words near pentaselenide in the dictionary

  1. pentarsic
  2. pentas
  3. pentasaccharide
  4. pentasaccharides
  5. pentasectible
  6. pentaselenide
  7. pentaselenides
  8. pentasepalous
  9. pentasialic
  10. pentasil
  11. pentasilabenzene

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