| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| teraphs | plural | of Teraph |
| terapin | noun | See Terrapin. |
| terbium | noun | A rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150. |
| tercine | noun | A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine. |
| terebic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance. |
| terebra | noun | A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell., The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect. |
| teredos | plural | of Teredo |
| tergant | adjective | Showing the back; as, the eagle tergant. |
| tergite | noun | The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera. |
| terming | present participle & vb. noun | of Term |
| termine | verb t. | To terminate. |
| termini | plural | of Terminus |
| termite | noun | Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; — called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant. |
| ternary | adjective | Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration., 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., A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad. |
| ternate | adjective | Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers. |
| ternion | adjective | The number three; three things together; a ternary. |
| terpene | noun | 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. |
| terrace | verb | 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., A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one., A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces., A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses., A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea., To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. |
| terrane | noun | A group of rocks having a common age or origin; — nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively. |
| terreen | noun | See Turren. |
| terrene | noun | A tureen., Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance., Earthy; terrestrial., The earth’s surface; the earth., The surface of the ground. |
| terrier | noun | An auger or borer., One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears., Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like., In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like. |
| terrify | verb t. | To make terrible., To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten. |
| tertial | adjective & noun | Same as Tertiary. |
| tertian | adjective | Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever., A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day., A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun. |