Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 101 compound words that contain pent. The most common are listed below. Open pent in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- pent roofA sloping roof with a singular surface.
- pent-upNot expressed.
- pent-houseAlternative form of penthouse: A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
- pent roofsplural of pent roof: A sloping roof with a singular surface.
- pent-housesplural of pent-house: A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
Compound words 101
- PentiumA CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.
- pentaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula Cβ Hββ; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methylbutane (isopentane), and dimethylpropane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
- pentonA pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.
- pentodeA thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.
- penteneAny of several isomeric alkenes having five carbon atoms and one double bond
- pentamidineA synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt CββHββNβOββSβ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.
- pentarchyGovernment by five persons.
- unbipentiumThe systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 125 (symbol Ubp).
- penturbiaSmall towns that lie beyond city suburbs, viewed collectively.
- pentacidCapable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; said of certain complex bases.