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pentavalent

American  
[pen-tuh-vay-luhnt, pen-tav-uh-] / ˌpɛn təˈveɪ lənt, pɛnˈtæv ə- /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. having a valence of 5.

    pentavalent arsenic.

  2. quinquevalent.


pentavalent British  
/ ˌpɛntəˈveɪlənt /

adjective

  1. Also: quinquevalent. chem having a valency of five

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pentavalent

First recorded in 1870–75; penta- + -valent


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"So, the findings of our study were extremely surprising because in the biomass analyzed from our experimental runs, an unusually high proportion of the uranium identified was also pentavalent uranium."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

The WHO said that only 57% of Nigerians are immunised with the pentavalent vaccine, which protects against five life-threatening diseases, including diphtheria.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2023

MenAfriVac is given to 1- to 29-year-olds, who are most vulnerable to bacterial meningitis; one possibility is to lower the upper age limit for the pentavalent vaccine.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 7, 2021

Jacob Puliyel, head of pediatrics at St Stephen's Hospital in Delhi, has been a vocal opponent of both the HPV vaccines and the pentavalent vaccine.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2011

Group V.: N, trivalent and pentavalent, but divalent in nitric oxide; P, As, Sb, Bi, trivalent and pentavalent, the last being possibly divalent in BiO and BiCl2.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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