pentaprismo-

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compounds having ten atoms bound into a pentagonal prism

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

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  1. chemistrycompounds having ten atoms bound into a pentagonal prism

Origin

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

From penta- + prismo-.

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APA

pentaprismo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaprismo-

MLA

“pentaprismo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaprismo-. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentaprismo-,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaprismo-.

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