noun
Meaning 1
A non-permanent marker pen.
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pentel
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noun
Meaning 2
A pnictogen or element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes elements nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
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Usage: rare
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology
From the name of the Japanese company Pentel Co., Ltd., which invented the non-permanent marker; ultimately from pen + tell.
By analogy with triel and tetrel.