Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
pentabasic |
adjective |
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. |
pentachord |
noun |
An ancient instrument of music with five strings., An order or system of five sounds. |
pentacrons |
plural |
of Pentacron |
pentagonal |
adjective |
Having five corners or angles. |
pentagynia |
noun pl. |
A Linnaean order of plants, having five styles or pistils. |
pentameran |
noun |
One of the Pentamera. |
pentamerus |
noun |
A genus of extinct Paleozoic brachiopods, often very abundant in the Upper Silurian. |
pentameter |
noun |
A verse of five feet., Having five metrical feet. |
pentandria |
noun pl. |
A Linnaean class of plants having five separate stamens. |
pentaptote |
noun |
A noun having five cases. |
pentaptych |
noun |
A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece. |
pentaspast |
noun |
A purchase with five pulleys. |
pentastich |
noun |
A composition consisting of five verses. |
pentastyle |
adjective |
Having five columns in front; — said of a temple or portico in classical architecture., A portico having five columns. |
pentateuch |
noun |
The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; — called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc. |
pentathlon |
noun |
A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear. |
pentatomic |
adjective |
Having five atoms in the molecule., Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution. |