pentoxide

pentoxide

See also: Pentoxide

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte)
Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor.
English penta-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
French oxygène
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin acidusbor.
French acide
blend
French oxidebor.
English oxide
English pentoxide

    From penta- + oxide.

    Noun

    pentoxide (plural pentoxides)

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

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