Arpentator :: Arpentator (n.) The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor..

Irrepentance :: Irrepentance (n.) Want of repentance; impenitence.

Penta- :: Penta- () A combining form denoting five; as, pentacapsular; pentagon..

Penta- :: Penta- () Denoting the degree of five, either as regards quality, property, or composition; as, pentasulphide; pentoxide, etc. Also used adjectively..

Pentabasic :: Pentabasic (a.) Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; -- said of certain acids.

Pentacapsular :: Pentacapsular (a.) Having five capsules.

Pentachenium :: Pentachenium (n.) A dry fruit composed of five carpels, which are covered by an epigynous calyx and separate at maturity..

Pentachloride :: Pentachloride (n.) A chloride having five atoms of chlorine in each molecule.

Pentachord :: Pentachord (n.) An ancient instrument of music with five strings.

Pentachord :: Pentachord (n.) An order or system of five sounds.

Pentacid :: Pentacid (a.) Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; -- said of certain complex bases..

Pentacle :: Pentacle (n.) A figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages..

Pentacoccous :: Pentacoccous (a.) Composed of five united carpels with one seed in each, as certain fruits..

Pentaconter :: Pentaconter (n.) See Penteconter.

Pentacra :: Pentacra (pl. ) of Pentacro.

Pentacrinin :: Pentacrinin (n.) A red and purple pigment found in certain crinoids of the genus Pentacrinus.

Pentacrinite :: Pentacrinite (n.) Any species of Pentacrinus.

Pentacrinoid :: Pentacrinoid (n.) An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and thus resembles a Pentacrinus..

Pentacrinus :: Pentacrinus (n.) A genus of large, stalked crinoids, of which several species occur in deep water among the West Indies and elsewhere..

Pentacron :: Pentacron (n.) A solid having five summits or angular points.

Pentacrons :: Pentacrons (pl. ) of Pentacro.

Pentacrostic :: Pentacrostic (n.) A set of verses so disposed that the name forming the subject of the acrostic occurs five times -- the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.

Pentad :: Pentad (n.) 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; as, nitrogen is a pentad in the ammonium compounds..

Pentad :: Pentad (a.) Having the valence of a pentad.

Pentadactyl :: Pentadactyl (a.) Alt. of Pentadactyl.

Pentadactyle :: Pentadactyle (a.) Having five digits to the hand or foot.

Pentadactyle :: Pentadactyle (a.) Having five appendages resembling fingers or toes.

Pentadactyloid :: Pentadactyloid (a.) Having the form of, or a structure modified from, a pentadactyl limb..

Pentadecane :: Pentadecane (n.) A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C15H32) found in petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule..

Pentadecatoic :: Pentadecatoic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, pentadecane, or designating an acid related to it..

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