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pentasulfide

pentasulfide is the alternative spelling of pentasulphide.

Meaning of pentasulphide

Noun

pentasulphide (plural pentasulphides)

  1. any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule

Forms of pentasulfide

pluralpentasulfides

Origin of pentasulfide

From penta- + sulfide.

Words formed from pentasulfide

Questions about pentasulfide

What is pentasulfide the alternative spelling of?
Pentasulfide is the alternative spelling of pentasulphide.

Words near pentasulfide in the dictionary

  1. pentastyle
  2. pentastyles
  3. pentasubstituted
  4. pentasulfate
  5. pentasulfates
  6. pentasulfide
  7. pentasulfides
  8. pentasulphide
  9. pentasulphides
  10. pentasyllabic
  11. pentasyllabically

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