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- English Word Pentachord Definition An ancient instrument of music with five strings.
- English Word Pentachord Definition An order or system of five sounds.
- English Word Pentacid Definition 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.
- English Word Pentacle Definition 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.
- English Word Pentacoccous Definition Composed of five united carpels with one seed in each, as certain fruits.
- English Word Pentaconter Definition See Penteconter.
- English Word Pentacra Definition of Pentacron
- English Word Pentacrinin Definition A red and purple pigment found in certain crinoids of the genus Pentacrinus.
- English Word Pentacrinite Definition Any species of Pentacrinus.
- English Word Pentacrinoid Definition An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and thus resembles a Pentacrinus.
- English Word Pentacrinus Definition A genus of large, stalked crinoids, of which several species occur in deep water among the West Indies and elsewhere.
- English Word Pentacron Definition A solid having five summits or angular points.
- English Word Pentacrons Definition of Pentacron
- English Word Pentacrostic Definition 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.
- English Word Pentad Definition 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.
- English Word Pentad Definition Having the valence of a pentad.
- English Word Pentadactyl Definition Alt. of Pentadactyle
- English Word Pentadactyle Definition Having five digits to the hand or foot.
- English Word Pentadactyle Definition Having five appendages resembling fingers or toes.
- English Word Pentadactyloid Definition Having the form of, or a structure modified from, a pentadactyl limb.