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pentomic [pɛnˈtɒmɪk]

adj

(Military) denoting or relating to the subdivision of an army division into five battle groups, esp for nuclear warfare

[from penta- + atomic]

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No references found			His first book, The Pentomic Era (NDU Press, 1986, 1995), took aim at the Army of the 1950s for its ill-conceived pursuit of relevance as part of President Dwight Eisenhower's nuclear-tipped, fiscally austere "New Look" strategy. The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism by Greenwald, Bryon / Joint Force Quarterly A poorly conceived organization, the Pentomic division was cellular in structure and designed to fight on nuclear and conventional battlefields. Airlift operations during the Lebanon crisis: airlift of a Marine ... by Olinger, Mark A. / Army Logistician From Pentomic to ROAD In 1954, Army Chief of Staff General Matthew Ridgway directed a review of the Army's organizational structure with recommendations on the organization of the Army from 1960-1970. The evolution of the engineer force: Part II by Dr. Roberts, Larry / Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers			Pentecostal religion Pentecostalism Pentecostalist Pentecostals Pentecoster Pentecosty Pentelic Pentelikon pentene Penthesileia Pentheus penthouse Pentice Pentile pentimento Pentine pentito Pentium processor Pentland Firth pentlandite pentobarbital pentobarbital sodium pentobarbitone pentode Pentoic pentomic Pentone pentop pentosan pentose pentose phosphate pathway Pentothal Pentothal sodium pentoxide pentoxifylline Pentremite Pentremites Pentroof Pentrough pentstemon pentyl pentyl acetate pentylenetetrazol Pentylic penuche penuchle penult Penultima penultimate penumbra penumbral			Pentium upgradable Pentium XE Pentium/ Pentium4 Pentland Firth Pentland Firth Pentland Hills Regional Park pentlandite pentlandite pentobarbital pentobarbital pentobarbital Pentobarbital Chlorpromazine Alcohol Group pentobarbital sodium pentobarbital sodium pentobarbital sodium pentobarbital/pentobarbital sodium pentobarbitone pentobarbitone pentode pentode Pentode transistor pentodes pentodes pentoglycan pentoglycerine Pentoic Pentole pentolinium tartrate Pentolite pentomic Pentomino Pentominoes Pentominos Penton Media Pentone Pentonimo pentop pentosan pentosan pentosan Pentosan polysulfate Pentosan polysulfate sodium Pentosan polysulphate pentosans pentosans pentosans pentose pentose pentose Pentose and glucuronate interconversions Pentose and glucuronate interconversions Pentose and glucuronate interconversions pentose cycle pentose cycle pentose cycle Pentose interconversion Pentose interconversion Pentose interconversion Pentose interconversions Pentose interconversions

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