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PENTOXIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pentoxide mean?
• PENTOXIDE (noun)
The noun PENTOXIDE has 1 sense:
1. an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Familiarity information: PENTOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pentoxide" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
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