Having a combining power (valence) of five. SYN: quinquevalent.
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pen·ta·va·lent .pent-ə-'vā-lənt adj having a valence of five
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pen·ta·va·lent (pen″tə-vaґlənt) having a chemical valence of five; capable of combining with five atoms of hydrogen.Medical dictionary. 2011.