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pentacovalent

pentacovalent adjective: having five covalent bonds.

Adjective

pentacovalent (not comparable)

  1. Having five covalent bonds

Origin of pentacovalent

From penta- + covalent.

Questions about pentacovalent

What does pentacovalent mean?
Pentacovalent means having five covalent bonds.
What part of speech is pentacovalent?
Pentacovalent is an adjective.

Words near pentacovalent in the dictionary

  1. pentacosanoic acid
  2. pentacosanoyl
  3. pentacosene
  4. pentacosenes
  5. pentacosiomedimni
  6. pentacovalent
  7. pentacra
  8. pentacrinin
  9. pentacrinite
  10. pentacrinites
  11. pentacrinoid

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