modern pentathlon (2) | (noun) - modern + five + contest =
a sporting event where contestants perform a 300-meter free-style swim, a
4000-meter cross-country run, a 5000-meter 30-jump equestrian steeplechase, fencing, and target shooting. |
pentachlorophenol (5) | (noun) - five + green + show =
C6Cl5OH, a crystalline compound used as a wood preservative, fungicide and disinfectant. |
pentacle (5) |
(noun) - etymology in doubt, probably from the word
penta = see pentagram. |
pentad (4) |
(noun) - etymology in doubt, probably from the word
penta (noun) - five = a group of five. |
pentagon (2) |
(noun) - five + angles = a polygon with five
angles and five sides. |
Pentagon (2) |
(noun) = five + angles = the headquarters of
the US war machine. |
pentagonal (2) |
(noun) - five + angles = having five sides and
five angles; a solid with a pentagon as a cross section or base. Pentagonally
is the adverb form. |
pentagram (4) |
(noun) - five + letter = a five pointed star
with its points connected by a continuous line; the star often used as a magic
or occult symbol. |
pentahedron (3) |
(noun) - five + faces = a solid form with five
faces. Pentahedral is the adjective form. |
pentamerous (5) |
(adj.) - five + -merous = having five parts;
each floral spiral has five or a multiple of five members. |
pentameter (4) |
(noun) - five + measure = a line of verse with
five metrical feet. |
pentamidine (4) |
(noun) - five + -midine = C19H24N4O2, a drug used to treat
protozoal infections and prevent AIDS-related pneumonia. |
pentane (4) |
(noun) - five + -ane = one of the three
isomeric alkanes C5H12 which occurs in petroleum. |
pentangle (5) |
(noun) - five + angle = see pentagram. |
pentapeptide (5) | (noun) - five + digest = a
polypeptide with five amino acid components. |
pentarchy (5) |
(noun) - five + ruler, government = five
countries or districts each with its own ruler or government. |
Pentateuch (4) |
(noun) - five + scroll case = the first five
books of the Jewish holy books. |
pentathlete (2) |
(noun) - five + compete = an athlete participating in a pentathlon. |
pentathlon (2) |
(noun) - five + contest, compete = an sporting
event where each contestant takes part in five different events; particularly
the modern pentathlon. |
pentatonic (5) |
(adj.) - five + tone = consisting of five
tones. |
pentavalent (5) |
(adj.) - five + be strong = with a valence of
five. |
pentazocine (5) |
(noun) - penta- + az + octa- + ine = C19H27NO, an analgesic drug less addictive than morphine. |
Pentecost (2) |
(noun) - five (fifty) + day a Christian feast day celebrated the seventh Sunday after Easter to commemorate the decent of = the Holy Spirit on the disciples. |
thiopental (3) |
(noun) - thio + pentobarbital = C11H18N2O2S, a barbiturate used
as an intravenous anesthetic usually in the form of a sodium salt. |
Pentothal (3) |
(trademark) - five + thiopental = see thiopental. |
pentobarbital (3) | (noun) - five + barbital =
C11H18N2O3, a barbiturate drug
used as a sedative, hypnotic, and antispasmodic usually in the form of a
sodium or calcium salt. |
pentoxide (5) |
(noun) - five + acid + make + -ide = an oxide
with five atoms of oxygen in its molecule. |