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Pronounce vs Pentanol - What's the difference?

pronounce | pentanol |

As a verb pronounce

is to formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.

As a noun pentanol is

(organic compound) any of several isomers of the alcohol c5h11oh; the principal constituents of fusel oil.

pronounce

English

Verb

(pronounc)
  • To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
  • * , chapter=5
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  • To pass judgment.
  • To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
  • * 1869 , (Mark Twain), The Innocents Abroad , page 182:
  • They spell it "Vinci" and pronounce' it "Vinchy". Foreigners always spell better than they ' pronounce .
  • *
  • To produce the components of speech.
  • To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
  • To read aloud.
  • Derived terms

    * pronounceable * pronounced * pronouncer * pronouncing

    pentanol

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomers of the alcohol C5H11OH; the principal constituents of fusel oil.
  • pentan-1-ol
    pentan-2-ol
    pentan-3-ol
  • :2-methylbutan-1-ol
  • :3-methylbutan-1-ol
  • :3-methylbutan-2-ol (2 stereoisomers)
  • :2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol
  • Synonyms

    * amyl alcohol * pentyl alcohol