pentavalent

English

Etymology

penta- +‎ valent

Adjective

pentavalent (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

pentavalently

Translations

having a valence of 5

Czech: pětimocný
Finnish: viisiarvoinen
French: pentavalent (fr)

German: fünfwertig
Italian: pentavalente (it)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.ta.va.lɑ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Adjective

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

(inorganic chemistry) pentavalent

Further reading

“pentavalent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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