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penton

penton noun: a pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.

Noun

penton (plural pentons)

  1. A pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.

Proper noun capitalized: Penton

Penton (countable and uncountable, plural Pentons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A locality in Nicholforest parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4477).
  3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.

Forms of penton

Noun
pluralpentons
Proper noun
pluralPentons

Origin of penton

From pent- + -on.

Words formed from penton

Questions about penton

What does penton mean?
Penton means a pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.
What part of speech is penton?
Penton can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of penton?
The plural of penton is pentons.

Words near penton in the dictionary

  1. pentolite
  2. pentols
  3. pentomic
  4. pentomino
  5. pentominoes
  6. penton
  7. Penton Grafton
  8. pentonal
  9. pentonate
  10. pentonates
  11. pentone

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