pentahalide

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noun

Any halide containing five halogen atoms

OriginEnglish halide ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe →
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Meanings

nounpentahalide (plural pentahalides)

plural pentahalides

  1. chemistryAny halide containing five halogen atoms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishhalide
  7. Englishpentahalide

From penta- + halide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heptadienal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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