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quinquevalent

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

adjective

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

quinquevalent

/ ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪləns; kwɪnˈkwɛvələns; ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪlənt; kwɪnˈkwɛvələnt /

adjective

  1. chem another word for pentavalent
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܾԱܱˈԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܾ·ܱ··Գ [kwing-kw, uh, -, vey, -l, uh, ns, kwin-, kwin-, kwev, -, uh, -l, uh, ns, kwing-], ܾqܱ·l· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of quinquevalent1

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

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