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Pentine
- - An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, of the acetylene series. Same as Valerylene.
Peptone
- noun - any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
Petting
- verb - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
- stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
Renting
- verb - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
- let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
- the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
Resting
- verb - be at rest
- be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
- be inherent or innate in;
- give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
- have a place in relation to something else;
- not move; be in a resting position
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
- rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
- sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
- stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Retting
- verb - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
Seating
- verb - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
- be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
- place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
- place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair"
- place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on the tripod"
- provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
- put a seat on a chair
- show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
- the service of ushering people to their seats
Sectant
- - One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.