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pentoxide

pentoxide noun: any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule.

Noun

pentoxide (plural pentoxides)

  1. any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule

Forms of pentoxide

pluralpentoxides

Origin of pentoxide

From penta- + oxide.

Words formed from pentoxide

Questions about pentoxide

What does pentoxide mean?
Pentoxide means any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule.
What part of speech is pentoxide?
Pentoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of pentoxide?
The plural of pentoxide is pentoxides.

Words near pentoxide in the dictionary

  1. pentosyls
  2. pentosyltransferase
  3. pentosyltransferases
  4. pentothal
  5. pentoxazone
  6. pentoxide
  7. pentoxides
  8. pentoxifylline
  9. pentoxyfiline
  10. pentoxyfylline
  11. pentoxyl

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