English Words Starting With T

• tristimulus values

  plural-nounSpecialized
  /traɪˈstɪmjʊləs ˈvæljuːz/Numerical values representing a color based on three primary colors in colorimetry.
• tristram

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈtrɪstrəm/A male given name, particularly in its British usage.
• tristram shandy

  nounC2
  /ˈtrɪstrəm ˈʃændi/The title character and protagonist of an 18th-century novel, 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman', by Laurence Sterne.
• trisulfide

  nounC2 / Very Low
  /traɪˈsʌl.faɪd/A chemical compound containing three atoms of sulfur combined with another element or radical.
• trisulphide

  nounVery Low
  /traɪˈsʌl.faɪd/A chemical compound containing three atoms of sulfur combined with another element or radical.
• trisyllable

  nounC2 (Low frequency, specialist term)
  /traɪˈsɪləb(ə)l/A word consisting of three syllables.
• tritagonist

  nounRare
  /traɪˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/The third most important character in a dramatic work, especially in ancient Greek theater.
• tritanopia

  nounLow. A specialized medical/technical term.
  /ˌtrɪtəˈnəʊpɪə/A form of color blindness in which the eye's blue-sensitive cones are absent or nonfunctional, leading to an inability to distinguish between colors in the blue–yellow spectrum.
• tritheism

  nounrare
  /ˈtraɪθiɪzəm/The belief in or doctrine of three separate gods, especially as a heresy in Christian theology.
• trithing

  nounObsolete/Very Rare
  /ˈtraɪðɪŋ/A historical subdivision of certain English counties, particularly Yorkshire, equivalent to a third part of a larger administrative unit like a riding.
• tritiate

  verbVery Low
  /ˈtrɪtɪeɪt/To substitute or label with tritium (a radioactive isotope of hydrogen).
• triticale

  nounlow
  /ˌtrɪt.ɪˈkeɪ.li/A cereal grain hybrid of wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale).
• triticum

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtrɪtɪkəm/The genus of grasses that includes wheat.
• tritium

  nounLow-frequency (specialised term)
  /ˈtrɪtɪəm/A radioactive isotope of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus (symbol T or ³H), used as a traceable marker and in nuclear fusion.
• tritoma

  nounlow
  /trɪˈtəʊmə/A genus of perennial flowering plants, commonly known as red-hot poker or torch lily, belonging to the family Asphodelaceae.
• triton

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈtraɪ.tən/A mythological Greek god, a merman son of Poseidon, often depicted as a man with the lower body of a fish.
• tritone

  nounC2
  /ˈtraɪ.təʊn/A musical interval spanning three whole tones (e.g., from F to B).
• tritonia

  nounVery Low
  /traɪˈtəʊnɪə/A type of flowering bulbous plant native to South Africa, belonging to the iris family, often grown for its showy, funnel-shaped blooms in gardens.
• tritonis

  nounTechnical
  /trɪˈtəʊnɪs/A genus of marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tritoniidae, commonly known as sea slugs or nudibranchs.
• triturate

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈtrɪtjʊreɪt/To grind or crush into a fine powder.

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