pent a ceros

[PENT ACER AS.] Zoology: The typical genus of the family Pen tace roti dae (q. v.). pěn-ta-çe-rot-i-dæ, s. pl. [Modern Latin pen taceros, gen it. pentacerot ( is ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- ide ]. Zool .: A family of star-fishes, characterized by a body supported by roundish or elongated pieces, covered with a smooth or granular skin, pierced with minute pores between the tubercles. pěn-ta-chlör-ox'-l-In, subst. [Prefix pent a-; chlor(ine), ox ( at ) yl, and suff. -in.] Chem.: Pen tach lor oxy lone. One of the products obtained by the action of hypochlorous acid on creo sote. IMG:content-0854.png:[blocks in formation]