Found 2 items, similar to Pentad.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pentad
pentad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
five,
5,
V,
cinque,
quint,
quintet,
fivesome,
quintuplet,
fin,
Phoebe,
Little Phoebe]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pentad
Pentad
\Pen"tad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a body of five, fr. ? five.]
(Chem.)
Any element, atom, or radical, having a valence of five, or
which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared
with, five atoms of hydrogen or other monad; as, nitrogen is
a pentad in the ammonium compounds.
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Pentad
\Pen"tad\, a. (Chem.)
Having the valence of a pentad.
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