pentad

Speech parts

1. pentad - Noun

2. pentad - Adjective

Meaning

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.

Having the valence of a pentad.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

phoebe quint cinque five fin quintet v quintuplet fivesome pentagon quintette fives pentagram quin pentagonal
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Hypernyms

figure digit

Phrases with the word

Reynolds' pentad

Anagrams

panted pedant

Examples

Each quintuple (pentad) occurs once. Source: Internet

Among his influential concepts are "identification," "consubstantiality," and the "dramatistic pentad." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pentacyclization pentacyclosqualene pentacylindrical pentadactyl pentadactyle pentadactylic