quinquevalent
[ kwing-kwuh-vey-luhnt, kwin-, kwin-kwev-uh-luhnt, kwing- ]
adjectiveChemistry.
exhibiting five valences, as phosphorus with valences 5, 4, 3, 1, and −3.
Origin of quinquevalent
1Other 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
chem another word for pentavalent
Derived forms of quinquevalent
- quinquevalency or quinquevalence (ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪləns, kwɪnˈkwɛvələns), noun
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