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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 tripedal Having three feet. triplicity The quality or state of being triple or threefold; trebleness. Tripolitan Of, from or relating to Tripoli Triptolemus A Greek mythological figure, prominent in the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, credited with inventing agriculture. triptote A noun which has three cases. tripudiary Of or relating to dancing. tripudiate To dance with joy or exultation. tripudiation The act of dancing. tripudium A solemn religious dance of the Ancient Romans, performed in triple time. tripus A vessel (usually a pot or cauldron) resting on three legs, often given as an ornament, a prize, or as an offering at a shrine to a god or oracle; often specifically, that such vessel upon which the priestess sat to deliver her oracles at the shrine to Apollo at Delphi. triquetrous Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section. triquetrum The triquetral bone tristitiate To sadden. trisulc Something having three forks or prongs, especially a trident. Tritaea A town of Achaia and member of the Achean league tritorium A vessel for separating liquids of different densities. tritovum An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin before hatching from the egg, such as some mites of Myobia triturate To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize. triture A rubbing or grinding; trituration. triumphator One granted a triumph. triumviral Of or belonging to the triumviri or the triumvirate. -trix Found on the end of words, chiefly female agent nouns. trochil The crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius. trochilus Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus. trochiscus A kind of tablet or lozenge trochlea In the elbow joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the trochlear notch of the ulna. Troezen A municipal unit of Troizinia-Methana in northeastern Peloponnese, within Islands regional unit, Attica, Greece. troglobiomorphism The form of a biological organism that has been influenced by its living in caves troglodytic Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in caves. Troic Pertaining to Troy; Trojan. Tropæan Blowing from sea to land. tropæum A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars). -trope something that turns, affects, changes, responds, moves. trophæal Pertaining to a trophy or to trophies. trophus Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an insect or a member of the Rotifera. -tropism movement, turning. truchman Synonym of interpreter. trucidate To slaughter, massacre, kill. trucidation The act of killing; slaughter or massacre. truncus arteriosus The single arterial outlet in the embryological heart which later divides into the aorta and the pulmonary trunk. trusion The act of pushing or thrusting. trutination The act of weighing. truttaceous Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trout. tuberculate Having tubercles. tuberculum tubercle tubicination The act or process of sounding a trumpet tubulate tubular Tubusuctu A town in Mauretania Caesariensis, Roman Empire, situated near Saldae Tucana A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus. Tullian Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC–43 BC; sometimes anglicized as Tully), Roman philosopher and statesman. tumefaction The process or result of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumour. tumid Swollen, enlarged, bulging. tumidity The condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension. tumular of, pertaining to, or shaped like a tumulus (heap or hillock). tumulate To swell. tumulous Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose. tumultuary Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; confused; tumultuous. tumultuate To make a tumult. tumultuation tumult; commotion. tumultus A commotion. tunding A caning. tunica intima The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina. tunica media The middle layer of a blood vessel, located between the tunica intima and tunica externa. tunicary tunicate (One of the Urochordata (syn. Tunicata)). tunicle A small tunic. tu quoque An argument whereby an accusation or insult is turned back on the accuser; same to you turbation The mixing of soil or sediment, especially pedoturbation. turbination The act of spinning or whirling. turbo- Turbine-related. Turcism Turkism. turgesce To become turgid; to swell up or bloat. turio A shoot or sprout from the ground. turioniferous Producing shoots. turnskin Someone who can change their skin at will, especially into that of a wolf; a werewolf. turpid Foul; base; wicked; morally depraved. turpitudinous Characterized by turpitude. turribrachycephaly The condition of having a high, prominent forehead. turrilite Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate. turriphile Someone with turriphilia. turriphilia An (often manic) affection for, love of, or attraction (in any form) towards towers or similarly shaped or designed objects. Tuscia A region of Italy comprising today's region of Tuscany, a great part of Umbria, and the northern parts of Lazio. Tusculan Of or relating to Tusculum. tussal Relating to coughing. tussicula A slight cough, less powerful than a tussis. tussis A cough. tussive Related to, caused by, or accompanied by a cough tutelar Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary. tutele tutelage tutiorism rigorism tutiorist A rigorist. tutrix A female tutor (teacher). tutulus A conical Etruscan headdress for women. T-V distinction The distinction between a formal and an informal second-person pronoun in some languages. Tydeus A male given name from Ancient Greek, notably borne by tyl- Relating to callused and swollen things. tylo- Relating to callused and swollen things. tympanic bone A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate. tympanitic Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, tympany. Typhoean Of or relating to Typhon (also called Typhoeus), a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology. typo- Forming terms relating to typing or typography.