PENTAVALENT


Meaning of PENTAVALENT in English

/pen'teuh vay"leuhnt, pen tav"euh-/ , adj. Chem.

1. having a valence of 5: pentavalent arsenic.

2. quinquevalent (def. 2).

[ 1870-75; PENTA- + -VALENT ]

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