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pentalobe

pentalobe noun: a tamperproof screw whose drive has five rounded edges.

pentalobe: a tamperproof screw whose drive has five rounded edges
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Noun

pentalobe (plural pentalobes)

  1. A tamperproof screw whose drive has five rounded edges.

Forms of pentalobe

pluralpentalobes

Origin of pentalobe

From penta- + lobe.

Questions about pentalobe

What does pentalobe mean?
Pentalobe means a tamperproof screw whose drive has five rounded edges.
What part of speech is pentalobe?
Pentalobe is a noun.
What is the plural of pentalobe?
The plural of pentalobe is pentalobes.

Words near pentalobe in the dictionary

  1. pentalenolactones
  2. pentalingual
  3. pentalinguals
  4. pentallelic
  5. pentalobate
  6. pentalobe
  7. pentalobed
  8. pentalobular
  9. pentalogies
  10. pentalogies of Fallot
  11. pentalogue

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