English Words Starting With T

• trinacria

  nounVery Rare
  /trɪˈnakrɪə/The name for Sicily, particularly referencing its historical and symbolic representation.
• trination

  nounVery Low
  /traɪˈneɪʃən/The state or quality of being threefold; a group or set of three.
• trinbagonian

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌtrɪnbəˈɡəʊniən/A person from Trinidad and Tobago, or relating to Trinidad and Tobago.
• trincomalee

  nounRare
  /ˌtrɪŋkəʊməˈliː/The name of a city and harbor on the east coast of Sri Lanka.
• trindle

  nounverb-ambitransitiveRare / Dialectal
  /ˈtrɪnd(ə)l/To roll along; to trundle.
• trine

  adjectivenounLow
  /traɪn/A group or set of three; a triad.
• trine immersion

  nounRare
  /ˌtraɪn ɪˈmɜːʃən/A method of baptism in which the candidate is immersed three times, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
• tringle

  nounRare
  /ˈtrɪŋɡəl/A thin, horizontal, decorative or support rod, typically made of wood or metal, used for hanging curtains or drapes.
• trini

  nounLow
  /ˈtrɪni/A shortened, informal term for a person from Trinidad or from the dual-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, or relating to its culture.
• trinidad

  nounMedium
  /ˈtrɪn.ɪ.dæd/An island in the Caribbean, forming part of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
• trinidad and tobago

  nounMedium (geopolitical/historical/cultural contexts)
  /ˌtrɪn.ɪ.dæd ən təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/A twin-island sovereign state in the Caribbean, located just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela.
• trinil man

  nounC2
  /ˈtrɪnɪl ˌmæn/The fossilized remains of Homo erectus discovered at Trinil, Java, in 1891, used to refer to this specific paleoanthropological find.
• trinitarian

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌtrɪn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/relating to or believing in the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).
• trinitarianism

  nounLow
  /ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm/The Christian doctrine that God exists as three distinct persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) in one divine being.
• trinitrobenzene

  nounVery Low
  /traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈbɛnziːn/A chemical compound consisting of a benzene ring with three nitro groups attached, used primarily as an explosive.
• trinitrocresol

  nounVery Low
  /traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈkriːsɒl/A chemical compound formed by nitrating cresol, specifically a yellow crystalline substance used as an explosive.
• trinitroglycerin

  nounLow
  /traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn/A volatile, oily liquid used as an explosive and in medicine to treat heart conditions.
• trinitroglycerine

  nounLow
  /ˌtraɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsəriːn/A highly explosive, pale yellow, oily liquid formed by nitrating glycerol; the primary explosive component of dynamite and a vasodilator used medically.
• trinitrophenol

  nounC1-C2
  /traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈfiːnɒl/A highly explosive, yellow crystalline compound, specifically picric acid, formed by nitration of phenol.
• trinitrophenylmethylnitramine

  nounExtremely rare/Very low
  /traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˌfiːnaɪlˌmɛθaɪlˈnaɪtrəmiːn/A highly explosive chemical compound, also known as tetryl.

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