Meanings
nounpentasil (plural pentasils)
plural pentasils
- chemistryAny of a family of silicate structures composed of regular three-dimensional pentagonal arrangements of atoms
Origin
From penta- and a shortening of silicate.
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pentasil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentasil
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“pentasil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentasil. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentasil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentasil.
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