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pentene

pentene noun: any of several isomeric alkenes having five carbon atoms and one double bond.

Noun

pentene (plural pentenes)

  1. Any of several isomeric alkenes having five carbon atoms and one double bond

Forms of pentene

pluralpentenes

Origin of pentene

From pent- + -ene.

Words formed from pentene

Questions about pentene

What does pentene mean?
Pentene means any of several isomeric alkenes having five carbon atoms and one double bond.
What part of speech is pentene?
Pentene is a noun.
What is the plural of pentene?
The plural of pentene is pentenes.

Words near pentene in the dictionary

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

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