"pentasil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentasils [plural]
Etymology: From penta- and a shortening of silicate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentasil (plural pentasils)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any of a family of silicate structures composed of regular three-dimensional pentagonal arrangements of atoms Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry

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