pentavalent

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adjective

Having an atomic valence of 5.

OriginEnglish penta- ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe →
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Meanings

adjectivepentavalent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving an atomic valence of 5.
  2. not comparablemedicineHaving a vaccine valence of 5.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quinquivalent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishpentavalent

From penta- + -valent.

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Translations

Czech pětimocný
  • pětimocnýhaving a valence of 5
Finnish viisiarvoinen
  • viisiarvoinenhaving a valence of 5
French pentavalent
  • pentavalenthaving a valence of 5
German fünfwertig
  • fünfwertighaving a valence of 5
Italian pentavalente
  • pentavalentehaving a valence of 5
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APA

pentavalent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentavalent

MLA

“pentavalent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentavalent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentavalent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentavalent.

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