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pentol

pentol noun: any organic compound having five hydroxy functional groups.

Noun

pentol (plural pentols)

  1. any organic compound having five hydroxy functional groups

Forms of pentol

pluralpentols

Origin of pentol

From penta- + -ol.

Words formed from pentol

Questions about pentol

What does pentol mean?
Pentol means any organic compound having five hydroxy functional groups.
What part of speech is pentol?
Pentol is a noun.
What is the plural of pentol?
The plural of pentol is pentols.

Words near pentol in the dictionary

  1. pentofuranose
  2. pentofuranoses
  3. pentofuranoside
  4. pentofuranosides
  5. pentoic acid
  6. pentol
  7. pentolinium
  8. pentolite
  9. pentols
  10. pentomic
  11. pentomino

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