Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentavalent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tava-lent
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an atomic valence of 5.

adj

Having a vaccine valence of 5.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English -valent English pentavalent From penta- + -valent.

Derived Forms

pentavalently

Questions

What does pentavalent mean?: Having an atomic valence of 5.
Where does pentavalent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English -valent English pentavalent From penta- + -valent.

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