quinquevalent

[ kwing-kwuh-vey-luhnt, kwin-, kwin-kwev-uh-luhnt, kwing- ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. exhibiting five valences, as phosphorus with valences 5, 4, 3, 1, and −3.

Origin of quinquevalent

1
First recorded in 1875–80; quinque- + -valent

Other words from quinquevalent

  • quin·que·va·lence [kwing-kwuh-vey-luhns, kwin-, kwin-kwev-uh-luhns, kwing-], /ˌkwɪŋ kwəˈveɪ ləns, ˌkwɪn-, kwɪnˈkwɛv ə ləns, kwɪŋ-/, quin·que·va·len·cy, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for quinquevalent

quinquevalent

/ (ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪlənt, kwɪnˈkwɛvələnt) /


adjective
  1. chem another word for pentavalent

Derived forms of quinquevalent

  • quinquevalency or quinquevalence (ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪləns, kwɪnˈkwɛvələns), noun

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