- pen|ta|va|lent
- pen|ta|va|lent «PEHN tuh VAY luhnt, pehn TAV uh-», adjective.Chemistry. having a valence of five; quinquevalent: »
pentavalent antimony compounds.
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pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
lent — am·biv·a·lent; au·ru·lent; be·nev·o·lent; cho·lent; com·pel·lent; con·do·lent; cor·pu·lent; cor·pu·lent·ly; cor·pu·lent·ness; crap·u·lent; ded·o·lent; di·vel·lent; do·lent; equiv·a·lent·ly; es·cu·lent; ex·cel·lent·ly; ex·cel·lent·ness;… … English syllables
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pentavalent — pen•ta•va•lent [[t]ˌpɛn təˈveɪ lənt, pɛnˈtæv ə [/t]] adj. 1) chem. having a valence of five: pentavalent arsenic[/ex] 2) chem. quinquevalent 2) • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
pentavalent — Having a combining power (valence) of five. SYN: quinquevalent. * * * pen·ta·va·lent .pent ə vā lənt adj having a valence of five * * * pen·ta·va·lent (pen″tə vaґlənt) having a chemical valence of five; capable of combining with… … Medical dictionary
loan — [lōn] n. [ME lone < ON lān (akin to OE læn, lending, loan, lænan, to lend) < IE base * leikw , to leave behind > L linquere, Gr leipen, Sans riṅákti, (he) leaves] 1. the act of lending, esp. to use for a short time [the loan of a pen] 2 … English World dictionary
loan´er — loan1 «lohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of lending: »She asked for the loan of his pen. 2. money lent: »He asked his brother for a small loan. 3. anything that is lent: »The bicycle was only a loan from a friend and had to be returned that… … Useful english dictionary
loan´a|ble — loan1 «lohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of lending: »She asked for the loan of his pen. 2. money lent: »He asked his brother for a small loan. 3. anything that is lent: »The bicycle was only a loan from a friend and had to be returned that… … Useful english dictionary
Pentavalent — Pen*tav a*lent, a. [Penta + L. valens, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.) Having a valence of five; said of certain atoms and radicals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pensacola — /pen seuh koh leuh/, n. a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay. 57,619. * * * ▪ Florida, United States city, seat (1822) of Escambia county, extreme northwestern Florida, U.S. It lies on Pensacola Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico… … Universalium
