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pentoxide

[ pen-tok-sahyd ]
/ pɛnˈtɒk saɪd /

noun Chemistry.

an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen, as phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5.

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Origin of pentoxide

1860–65; pent- + oxide

Words nearby pentoxide

pentose nucleic acid, pentose phosphate pathway, pentosuria, Pentothal, Pentothal sodium, pentoxide, pentoxifylline, pentstemon, pent-up, pentyl, pentyl acetate
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British Dictionary definitions for pentoxide

pentoxide
/ (pɛntˈɒksaɪd) /

noun

an oxide of an element with five atoms of oxygen per molecule
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