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- English Word Ternary Definition Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration.
- English Word Ternary Definition Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.
- English Word Ternary Definition A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.
- English Word Ternate Definition Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.
- English Word Terneplate Definition Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; -- so called because made up of three metals.
- English Word Ternion Definition The number three; three things together; a ternary.
- English Word Terpene Definition Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain hydrocarbons found in some essential oils.
- English Word Terpentic Definition Terpenylic.
- English Word Terpenylic Definition Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4 (called also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid.
- English Word Terpilene Definition A polymeric form of terpene, resembling terbene.
- English Word Terpin Definition A white crystalline substance regarded as a hydrate of oil of turpentine.
- English Word Terpinol Definition Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate.
- English Word Terpsichore Definition The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.
- English Word Terpsichorean Definition Of or pertaining to Terpsichore; of or pertaining to dancing.
- English Word Terra Definition The earth; earth.
- English Word Terrace Definition A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.
- English Word Terrace Definition A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
- English Word Terrace Definition A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.
- English Word Terrace Definition A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
- English Word Terrace Definition A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.