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Definition of: pentad
(pen′tad) noun
1. The number five; a group of five things.
2. A period of five years.
3. Chem. An atom, radical, or element with a combining power of five.
—adjective Having a combining power of five. [<Gk. pentas, -ados a group of five <pente five]
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