PENTOXIDE

pentoxide

(noun) an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pentoxide (plural pentoxides)

(chemistry) any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule

Source: Wiktionary


Pen*tox"ide, n. Etym: [Penta- + oxide.] (Chem.)

Definition: An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in each molecule; as, phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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