Chapter Pennyworth to Pentateuchal of P by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Pentandrian
(Pen*tan"dri*an Pen*tan"drous) a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Pentadria; having five stamens.

Pentane
(Pen"tane) n. [See Penta-.] (Chem.) Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C₅H₁₂, of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the molecule.

Pentangle
(Pen"tan`gle) n. [Penta- + angle.] A pentagon. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Pentangular
(Pen*tan"gu*lar) a. [Penta- + angular.] Having five corners or angles. [R.]

Pentapetalous
(Pen`ta*pet"al*ous) a. [Penta- + petal.] (Bot.) Having five petals, or flower leaves.

Pentaphyllous
(Pen*taph"yl*lous) a. [Penta- + Gr. leaf.] (Bot.) Having five leaves or leaflets.

Pentapody
(Pen*tap"o*dy) n. [Penta- + Gr. foot.] (Pros.) A measure or series consisting of five feet.

Pentaptote
(Pen"tap*tote) n. [L. (pl.) pentaptota. Gr. with five cases; (see Penta-) + falling.] (Gram.) A noun having five cases.

Pentaptych
(Pen"tap*tych) n. [Penta- + Gr. a fold.] (Fine Arts) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.

Pentarchy
(Pen"tar*chy) n. [Gr. : cf. F. pentarchie. See Penta-, and -archy.] A government in the hands of five persons; five joint rulers. P. Fletcher. "The pentarchy of the senses." A. Brewer.

Pentaspast
(Pen"ta*spast) n. [L. pentaspaston, Gr. (see Penta-) + to pull: cf. F. pentaspaste.] A purchase with five pulleys. [R.]

Pentaspermous
(Pen`ta*sper"mous) a. [Penta- + Gr. seed.] (Bot.) Containing five seeds.

Pentastich
(Pen"ta*stich) n. [Gr. of five verses; (see Penta-) + line, verse.] A composition consisting of five verses.

Pentastichous
(Pen*tas"ti*chous) a. [Penta- + Gr. a row.] (Bot.) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks, as the leaves of an apple tree or a cherry tree.

Pentastomida
(||Pen`ta*stom"i*da) n. pl. [NL., fr. (see Penta-) + a mouth.] (Zoöl.) Same as Linguatulina.

Pentastyle
(Pen"ta*style) a. [Penta- + Gr. a pillar.] (Arch.) Having five columns in front; - - said of a temple or portico in classical architecture. — n. A portico having five columns.

Pentateuch
(Pen"ta*teuch) n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. (see Penta-) + a tool, implement, a book, akin to to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See Five, and Text.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; — called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc.

Pentateuchal
(Pen`ta*teu"chal) a. Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch.