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What is a pentoxide?

What is a pentoxide? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule
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Columbium pentafluoride, CbF5, is obtained when the pentoxide is dissolved in hydrofluoric acid.
In one method, naphthalene is oxidized with vanadium pentoxide to give phthalic anhydride.
The phosphorus combines with the oxygen to form an oxide of phosphorus, known as phosphorus pentoxide.
It burns readily in air, and is converted into the pentoxide when fused with acid potassium sulphate.
The thin covering is composed of alternating layers of silicon dioxide and tantalum pentoxide.
The selenide was collected and dried in an atmosphere of nitrogen, and then in a vacuum, in presence of phosphorus pentoxide.

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