Meanings
pentel1
plural pentels
- A non-permanent marker pen.
Failing this, a piece of hardboard with white Fablon from Woolworths makes a good surface for drawing with water-soluble pentels. The drawings can be removed with a damp cloth.
1974, Margaret Williams, Dorothy Booth, Antenatal education: guidelines for teachers, page 331 more example
[…] 'Drawing the Line' invited spectators to write their reactions to the photographs and to the question of drawing the line, right on the walls. (Black pentels were supplied for this purpose.)
2015, Hilary Robinson, Feminism Art Theory: An Anthology 1968-2014, page 406
pentel2
plural pentels
- rarechemistryA pnictogen or element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes elements nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
pentel · noun
From the name of the Japanese company Pentel Co., Ltd., which invented the non-permanent marker; ultimately from pen + tell.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
pentel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentel
“pentel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentel.
Source: pentel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.