'Pentad' definitions:
Definition of 'pentad'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Pentad'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Pentad'
From: GCIDE
- Pentad \Pen"tad\, a. (Chem.) Having the valence of a pentad. [1913 Webster] Pentadactyl