| tritubercular | 1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar. 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction. <anatomy> Tricuspid valve, the valve, consisting of three triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the right auricle into the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals; sometimes called the tricuspid valves, each flap being regarded as a valve. Origin: L. Tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see Tri-) + cuspis a point: cf. F. Tricuspide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| triturable | Capable of being triturated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triturate | 1. To accomplish trituration. 2. A triturated substance. Tablet triturate, a compressed tablet of a medicated powder dispersed with milk sugar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trituration | 1. The act of reducing a drug to a fine powder and incorporating it thoroughly with sugar of milk by rubbing the two together in a mortar. Synonym: tripsis. 2. Mixing of dental amalgam in a mortar and pestle or with a mechanical device. Origin: L. Trituratio, fr. Trituro, to thresh, fr. Tero, pp. Tritus, to rub (05 Mar 2000) |
| triturus | A genus of aquatic newts in the salamandridae family. During breeding season many triturus males have a dorsal crest which also serves as an accessory respiratory organ. One of the common triturus species is triturus cristatus (crested newt). (12 Dec 1998) |
| trityl | <chemistry> Propyl. Origin: Gr. Third. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tritylene | <chemistry> Propylene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |