penta-
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A word part placed at the start of a word to show five
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- The word penta- is often used in scientific terms like 'pentagon', which has five sides.
Examples
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If you wanted to tell me that it had five bands, you could maybe say penta diagonal or something.
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And what amylose does is it forces the penta iodide anion to go in linearly into that Helix.
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In chemistry, a molecule with a five-membered ring is called a penta-cyclic compound.
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A penta-hedron is a three-dimensional shape that has five faces.
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Penta- comes from an old Greek word meaning 'five', so think of a pentagon with its five sides or a pentathlon with five events. That's why when you see penta- in a word it tells you there are five parts or items.
