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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
pentad
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome,
quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Pentad \Pen"tad\, n. [Gr. penta`s penta`dos, a body of five, fr.
pe`nte five.] (Chem.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any grouping of five things.
[PJC]
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| 3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Pentad \Pen"tad\, a. (Chem.) Having the valence of a pentad. [1913 Webster] Pentadactyl | ||
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