Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentahalide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ta-halide
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any halide containing five halogen atoms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English halide English pentahalide From penta- + halide.

Inflected Forms

pentahalides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pentabromide pentachloride pentafluoride pentaiodide

Questions

What does pentahalide mean?: Any halide containing five halogen atoms
Where does pentahalide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English halide English pentahalide From penta- + halide.

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