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The correct spelling is pentad.

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noun

IPA: /ˈpɛntæd/

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The correct spelling is pentad. A group or series of five things. For example: "Nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds."

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Nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A group or series of five things.
  2. 2.A mean average value of temperature, etc., taken every five days.
  3. 3.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.

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