pentafluoride

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noun

Any fluoride containing five fluorine atoms in each molecule.

OriginEnglish fluoride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin fluor →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounpentafluoride (plural pentafluorides)

plural pentafluorides

  1. chemistryAny fluoride containing five fluorine 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*bʰel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  9. Latinfluō
  10. Latinfluor
  11. Englishfluor(ine)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishfluoride
  14. Englishpentafluoride

From penta- + fluoride.

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Translations

Finnish pentafluoridi
  • pentafluoridicompound that contains five fluorine atoms
Italian pentafluoruro
  • pentafluorurocompound that contains five fluorine atoms
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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