| 单词 | quintivalent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquintivalent 1. Forming adjectives (chiefly ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘relating to, consisting of, or having five (of the thing specified)’, ‘fivefold’, as quintilingual, quintivalent, etc. Cf. quint- comb. form, quinque- comb. form. ΚΠ 1867 A. W. Hofmann in Proc. Royal Soc. 1866–7 15 58 The quantivalence of the residuary group again increases, the groups becoming quadrivalent and quintivalent. 1967 Economist 19 Aug. p. xxix/1 It is typical..that Mr Stepan..should have put an energetic, quintilingual engineer..in the key position of export director. < as lemmas |
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