English Explanatory Dictionary

pentamethylene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Five methylene groups in a molecule
  2. Synonym of cyclopentane.

Word forms

pentamethylene pentamethylenes

Etymology

From penta- + methylene, being composed of five methylene residues.

Synonyms

cyclopentane

Related words

trimethylene tetramethylene
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