pentoxide

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pentoxide - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pentoxide \Pen*tox"ide\, n. [Penta- + oxide.] (Chem.)
     An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in each molecule;
     as, phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5.
     [1913 Webster]

pentoxide - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pentoxide
      n 1: an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule