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pentonic acid

pentonic acid noun: any aldonic acid having five carbon atoms.

Noun

pentonic acid (plural pentonic acids)

  1. Any aldonic acid having five carbon atoms

Forms of pentonic acid

pluralpentonic acids

Words formed from pentonic acid

Questions about pentonic acid

What does pentonic acid mean?
Pentonic acid means any aldonic acid having five carbon atoms.
What part of speech is pentonic acid?
Pentonic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of pentonic acid?
The plural of pentonic acid is pentonic acids.

Words near pentonic acid in the dictionary

  1. pentonal
  2. pentonate
  3. pentonates
  4. pentone
  5. pentones
  6. pentonic acid
  7. pentonic acids
  8. pentons
  9. pentop
  10. pentopril
  11. pentops

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