pentachloride

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What does pentachloride mean?

any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule

Where does pentachloride come from?

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

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