pentasilabenzene

noun

A heteroaromatic compound in which five carbon atoms of a benzene ring have been replaced by silicon atoms.

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Meanings

nounpentasilabenzene (plural pentasilabenzenes)

plural pentasilabenzenes

  1. chemistryA heteroaromatic compound in which five carbon atoms of a benzene ring have been replaced by silicon atoms.

Origin

From penta- + silabenzene.

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

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

Chicago

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

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