Pent (?), p. p. or a. [From Pen, v. t.] 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.
Pen"ta- (?). [Gr. &?;, a later combining form of &?; five. See Five.]
1. A combining form denoting five; as, pentacapsular; pentagon.
2. (Chem.) Denoting the degree of five, either as regards quality,
property, or composition; as, pentasulphide; pentoxide, etc. Also used
adjectively.
Pen`ta*ba"sic (?), a. [Penta- + basic.] (Chem.) 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.
Pen`ta*cap"su*lar (?), a. [Penta- + capsular.] (Bot.) Having five
capsules.
Pen`ta*che"ni*um (?), n. [NL. See Penta-, and Achenium.] (Bot.) A dry
fruit composed of five carpels, which are covered by an epigynous calyx
and separate at maturity.
Pen`ta*chlo"ride (?), n. [Penta- + chloride.] (Chem.) A chloride having
five atoms of chlorine in each molecule.
Pen"ta*chord (?), n. [L. pentachordus five-stringed, Gr. &?;; &?; five
+ &?; string.] 1. An ancient instrument of music with five strings.