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pentavalent definition

penta·va·lent (pen′tə vā′lənt, pen′tə vā′-)

adjective

  1. having a valence of five
  2. having five valences

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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