Tri*ste"a*rate (?), n. Tristearin.
Tri*ste"a*rin (?), n. [Pref. tri- + stearin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See
Stearin.
Trist"ful (-fl), a. Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. Shak.
Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristful, Heart so full of care and cumber.
Longfellow.
Trist"ful*ly, adv. In a tristful manner; sadly.
Tris"tich*ous (?), a. [Gr. &?; in three rows; &?; (see Tri-) + &?; a
row.] (Bot.) Arranged in three vertical rows.
{ Tri`stig*mat"ic (?), Tri*stig"ma*tose` (?), } a. [Pref. tri- +
stigma.] (Bot.) Having, or consisting of, three stigmas. Gray.
Tris*ti"ti*ate (?), v. t. [L. tristitia sadness, fr. tristis sad.] To
make sad. [Obs.] Feltham.
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||Tris"to*ma (trs"t*m), n. [NL., from Gr. tri- (see Tri-) + sto`ma
||mouth.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of trematode worms
||belonging to Tristoma and allied genera having a large posterior
||sucker and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin,
||and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin of fishes.
||
Trist"y (?), a. See Trist, a. [Obs.] Ashmole.
Tri"sulc (tr"slk), n. [L. trisulcus; tri- (see Tri-) + sulcus a
furrow.] Something having three forks or prongs, as a trident. [Obs.]
"Jupiter's trisulc." Sir T. Browne.
Tri*sul"cate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + sulcate.] Having three furrows,
forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved.
Tri*sul"phide (?), n. [Pref. tri- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide
containing three atoms of sulphur.
{ Tris`yl*lab"ic (?), Tris`yl*lab"ic*al (?), } a. [L. trisyllabus, Gr.
&?;; &?; (see Tri-) + &?; a syllable: cf. F. trissyllabique.] Of or
pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as,
"syllable" is a trisyllabic word. — Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
Tri*syl"la*ble (?), n. [Pref. tri- + syllable.] A word consisting of
three syllables only; as, a- ven-ger.
Trite (trt), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out;
probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf. Contrite, Detriment,
Tribulation, Try.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have
lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a
trite subject. — Trite"ly, adv. — Trite"ness, n.
Tri*ter"nate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + ternate.] (Bot.) Three times
ternate; — applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three
branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three
leafiets.
Tri"the*ism (?), n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. &?; God: cf. F. trithéisme.] The
opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three
distinct Gods.
Tri"the*ist, n. [Cf. F. trithéiste.] One who believes in tritheism.
{ Tri`the*is"tic (?), Tri`the*is"tic*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to
tritheism. Bolingbroke.
Tri"the*ite (?), n. [Cf. F. trithéite.] A tritheist. [Obs.] E.
Phillips.
Tri"thing (?), n. [See Ist Riding.] One of three ancient divisions of a
county in England; — now called riding. [Written also riding.]
Blackstone.
Tri*thi"on*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of trithionic acid.
Tri`thi*on"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + thionic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining
to, or designating, a certain thionic acid, H2S3O6 which is obtained as
a colorless, odorless liquid.
Trit"ic*al (?), a. Trite. [Obs.] T. Warton. — Trit"ic*al*ly, adv.
[Obs.] — Trit"ic*al*ness, n. [Obs.]
Trit"i*cin (?), n. (Chem.) A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin,
obtained from quitch grass (Agropyrum, formerly Triticum, repens) as a
white amorphous substance.
||Trit"i*cum (?), n. [L., perhaps fr. tritus, p. p. of terere to
||grind.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses including the various species of
||wheat.
||
||Tri"ton (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.&?;.] (Gr. Myth.) A fabled sea demigod,
||the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He
||is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his
||body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He
||often has a trumpet made of a shell.
||
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow his
wreathed horn.
Wordsworth.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to
Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely
colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are
among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea
trumpet.
3. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The
common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and
M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most
common species of the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See
Illust. under Salamander.
Tri"tone` (?), n. [Gr. tri`tonos of three tones; tri- tri- + to`nos a
tone.] (Mus.) A superfluous or augmented fourth. [R.]
Tri*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL.] Same as Triturium.
||Tri*to"vum (?), n.; pl. Tritova (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; third + L.
||ovum egg.] (Zoöl.) An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin
||previous to hatching from the egg.
||
Tri`to*zo"oid (?), n. [Gr. &?; third + &?; an animal.] (Zoöl.) A zooid
of the third generation in asexual reproduction.
Trit"u*ra*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. triturable.] Capable of being triturated.
Sir T. Browne.
Trit"u*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Triturated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Triturating.] [L. trituratus, p. p. of triturate to thrash (grain), fr.
terere, tritum, to rub, rub to pieces. See Trite.] 1. To rub, grind,
bruise, or thrash.
2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize
and comminute thoroughly.
Trit`u*ra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. trituration, L. trituratio a thrashing
of grain.] The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable
powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc. Paley.
Trit"ure (?), n. [L. tritura, from terere, tritum, to rub, rub to
pieces.] A rubbing or grinding; trituration. [Obs.] Cheyne.
Tri*tu"ri*um (?), n. [NL.; cf. L. terere, tritum to rub.] A vessel for
separating liquids of different densities. [Written also tritorium.]