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pentahydrate

[ pen-tuh-hahy-dreyt ]

/ ˌpɛn təˈhaɪ dreɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a hydrate that contains five molecules of water, as potassium molybdate, KMoO4⋅5H2O.

Nearby words

pentagonese, pentagonoid, pentagram, pentagrammatic, pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha, pentamerous, pentameter

Origin of pentahydrate

First recorded in 1915–20; penta- + hydrate

Related formspen·ta·hy·drat·ed, adjective

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