pentaene

P3E1N1T1A1E1N1E1

noun

Any compound having five carbon-carbon double bonds

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Meanings

nounpentaene (plural pentaenes)

plural pentaenes

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny compound having five carbon-carbon double bonds
  2. steroid chemistryAn intermediate (unreduced) product in Torgov steroid synthesis

Origin

From penta- + -ene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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