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pentel

The English word “pentel” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A non-permanent marker pen.
  2. A pnictogen or element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes elements nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

Etymology

From the name of the Japanese company Pentel Co., Ltd., which invented the non-permanent marker; ultimately from pen + tell.

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