fivefold

Inglés

fivefold
pronunciación (AFI)	[ˈfaɪv.foʊld]

Etimología 1

Compuesto de five y fold.

Adjetivo

1

Quíntuple.

• Ejemplo: 

  The production of synthetic pesticides in the United States soared from 124,259,000 pounds in 1947 to to 637,666,000 in 1960 – more than a fivefold increase.Rachel Carson. Primavera silenciosa (1962). Editorial: Penguin Books. 1968.

Adverbio

2

Cinco veces.

• Ejemplo: 

  Factor IX protein is fivefold smaller than factor VIII protein, thus has less epitopes against which antibodies can be formed.Christine A. Lee E. C. Rodriguez-Merchan. Inhibitors in Patients with Haemophilia. Editorial: Blackwell Publishing Company. 2002.