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Pentad
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Having the valence of a pentad.