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pentatomic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tatom-ic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having five atoms in each molecule.

adj

Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution.

Etymology

From penta- + atomic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

penta-atomic (alternative) pentaatomic (alternative)

Questions

What does pentatomic mean?
Having five atoms in each molecule.
Where does pentatomic come from?
From penta- + atomic.

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