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pentasulphide

pentasulphide noun: any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule.

Noun

pentasulphide (plural pentasulphides)

  1. any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule

Forms of pentasulphide

pluralpentasulphides
alternative formpentasulfide

Origin of pentasulphide

From penta- + sulphide.

Words formed from pentasulphide

  • antimony pentasulfide
  • antimony pentasulphide
  • pentasulfide antimony
  • pentasulphide antimony
  • phosphorus pentasulfide
  • phosphorus pentasulphide

Questions about pentasulphide

What does pentasulphide mean?
Pentasulphide means any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule.
What part of speech is pentasulphide?
Pentasulphide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentasulphide?
The plural of pentasulphide is pentasulphides.

Words near pentasulphide in the dictionary

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

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