Definition of Pentavalent

1. Adjective. Having a valence of five.

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Partainyms: Valence

Definition of Pentavalent

1. a. Having a valence of five; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.

Definition of Pentavalent

1. Adjective. (inorganic chemistry) having a valence of 5 ¹

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Definition of Pentavalent

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Pentavalent

1. Having a valence of five; said of certain atoms and radicals. Origin: Penta- + L. Valens, p. Pr. See Valence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentavalent

pentathionic acid
pentathiophene
pentathlete
pentathletes
pentathlon
pentathlons
pentatomic
pentatonic
pentatonic scale
pentatonic scales
pentatriacontane
pentatriacontanoic
pentatriacontanoic acid
pentatriene
pentatrienes
pentavalent (current term)
pentavalent gas gangrene antitoxin
pentaxin
pentaxins
pentazocine
pentazocines
pentazole
pentazoles
penteconter
penteconters
pentecost
pentecostalism
pentecoster
pentecosters
pentecosties

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