pentachloride

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noun

any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule

OriginEnglish chloride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) →
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Meanings

nounpentachloride (plural pentachlorides)

plural pentachlorides

  1. chemistryany chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  9. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  10. Englishchlor(ine)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Englishchloride
  13. Englishpentachloride

From penta- + chloride.

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Translations

Catalan pentaclorur
  • pentaclorurpentachloride
Dutch pentachloride
  • pentachloridepentachloride
Finnish pentakloridi
  • pentakloridipentachloride
French pentaclorure
  • pentaclorurepentachloride
German Pentachlorid
  • Pentachloridpentachloride
Hungarian pentaklorid
  • pentakloridpentachloride
Italian pentacloruro
  • pentacloruropentachloride
Māori pūhaumāota-rima
  • pūhaumāota-rimapentachloride
Polish pentachlorek
  • pentachlorekpentachloride
Portuguese pentacloreto
  • pentacloretopentachloride
Romanian pentaclorură
  • pentaclorurăpentachloride
Russian пентахлорид
  • пентахлорид (pentaxlorid)pentachloride
Swedish pentaklorid
  • pentakloridpentachloride
Cite this entry
APA

pentachloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachloride

MLA

“pentachloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachloride. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentachloride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachloride.

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