PENT
Pent, p. p. or a. Etym: [From Pen, v. t.]
Defn: Penned or shut up; confined; — often with up.
Here in the body pent. J. Montgomery.
No pent-up Utica contracts your powers. J. M. Sewall.
PENTA-
Pen"ta-. Etym: [Gr. Five.]
1. A combining form denoting five; as, pentacapsular; pentagon.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Denoting the degree of five, either as regards quality, property, or composition; as, pentasulphide; pentoxide, etc. Also used adjectively.
PENTABASIC
Pen`ta*ba"sic, a. Etym: [Penta- + basic.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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
Pen`ta*cap"su*lar, a. Etym: [Penta- + capsular.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having five capsules.