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pentacyclic

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English

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Etymology

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From penta- +‎ cyclic.

Adjective

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pentacyclic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids.
  2. (botany) Of a flower: composed of five whorls or organs.

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