pentaiodide

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noun

Any iodide having five iodine atoms

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

nounpentaiodide (plural pentaiodides)

plural pentaiodides

  1. chemistryAny iodide having five iodine atoms

Origin

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

From penta- + iodide.

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APA

pentaiodide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaiodide

MLA

“pentaiodide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaiodide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentaiodide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaiodide.

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