pentakis-

See also: pentakis

English

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pentakis-

(mathematics) A variant of penta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
(chemistry) A variant of penta-, used for substitutions of five complex rather than simple units: pentakis(phenyl thio)pyridine, or to distinguish five simple substituents from a single polymer of five units

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