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pentazocine
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Pentelic marble
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pentlandite
pent·land·ite [ péntlən dt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mineral containing nickel: a brownish yellow sulfide mineral containing iron and nickel. Use: source of nickel.
[Mid-19th century. After Joseph B. Pentland (1797-1873), Irish scientist]
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