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pentastarch

pentastarch noun: a hydroxyethyl starch with five hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.

Noun

pentastarch (plural pentastarches)

  1. A hydroxyethyl starch with five hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.

Forms of pentastarch

pluralpentastarches

Origin of pentastarch

From penta- + starch.

Questions about pentastarch

What does pentastarch mean?
Pentastarch means a hydroxyethyl starch with five hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.
What part of speech is pentastarch?
Pentastarch is a noun.
What is the plural of pentastarch?
The plural of pentastarch is pentastarches.

Words near pentastarch in the dictionary

  1. pentaspan
  2. pentaspanin
  3. pentaspermous
  4. pentaspheric
  5. pentaspherical
  6. pentastarch
  7. pentastarches
  8. pentasternum
  9. pentastich
  10. pentastichous
  11. pentastichs

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