English English Dictionary

of Termite

Having no term or end; unlimited; boundless; unending; as, termless time.

Inexpressible; indescribable.

Occurring every term; as, a termly fee.

Term by term; every term.

Terminology.

Same as Termer, 2.

Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera.

Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.

of Ternary

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.

Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.

Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; -- so called because made up of three metals.

The number three; three things together; a ternary.

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.

Terpenylic.

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.