v. to multiply something (or be multiplied) by five
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold.
v. To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Fivefold; containing five times the number or amount.
In botany, divided or arranged by a rule of five; fivefold.
To make fivefold.
To increase fivefold.
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adj. having five units or components
v. increase fivefold
n. a set of five similar things considered as a unit
Word Usage
"Published data from children and pregnant women in Blantyre over the study period show that "quintuple" mutant parasites with two mutations in the dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) gene and three dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) mutations were highly prevalent in Blantyre over the study period"