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- prefix mathematics A variant of
penta- , used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix. - 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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