pentavalent

From penta- +‎ -valent.

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pentavalent (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 5.
2. (medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 5.

• pentavalently

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.ta.va.lɑ̃/

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pentavalent (feminine pentavalente, masculine plural pentavalents, feminine plural pentavalentes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) pentavalent

• “pentavalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French pentavalent.

pentavalent m or n (feminine singular pentavalentă, masculine plural pentavalenți, feminine and neuter plural pentavalente)

1. pentavalent