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penten-

penten- noun: a chemical derivative of pentene where the following letter is a vowel, for example -ol, -one.

Noun

penten- (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A chemical derivative of pentene where the following letter is a vowel, for example -ol, -one.

Questions about penten-

What does penten- mean?
Penten- means a chemical derivative of pentene where the following letter is a vowel, for example -ol, -one.
What part of speech is penten-?
Penten- is a noun.

Words near penten- in the dictionary

  1. Pentelic marble
  2. Pentelican
  3. Pentelicus
  4. Pentelikon
  5. pentels
  6. penten-
  7. pentene
  8. pentenes
  9. pentennial
  10. pentenoate
  11. pentenoates

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