pentanitride

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noun

Any nitride containing five nitrogen atoms

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

nounpentanitride (plural pentanitrides)

plural pentanitrides

  1. chemistryAny nitride containing five nitrogen atoms

Origin

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

From penta- + nitride.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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