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pentaerythritol tetranitrate
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penology
pe·nol·o·gy [ pee nólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of prisons and punishment management: the theory, scientific study, and practice of how crime is punished, how prisons are managed, and how rehabilitation is handled
[Mid-19th century. < Latin poena "penalty"]

pe·no·log·i·cal [ pnə lójjik'l ] adjective
pe·no·log·i·cal·ly adverb
pe·nol·o·gist noun
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