meaning of pentad
1. 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.
2. Having the valence of a pentad.
3. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Related Words
pentad | pentadactyl | pentadactyle | pentadactyloid | pentadecane | pentadecatoic | pentadecylic | pentadelphous |
