pentaene

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English

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Etymology

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From penta- +‎ -ene.

Noun

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pentaene (plural pentaenes)

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any compound having five carbon-carbon double bonds
  2. (steroid chemistry) An intermediate (unreduced) product in Torgov steroid synthesis