Vocabulary : Tribasic to Tribromphenol
Tribasic : Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic elements on radicals; -- said of certain acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic acid.Tribble : A frame on which paper is dried.
Tribe : A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. ;; A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals. ;; A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe. ;; A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes. ;; A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns. ;; To distribute into tribes or classes.
Triblet : Alt. of Tribolet
Tribolet : A goldsmith's tool used in making rings. ;; A steel cylinder round which metal is drawn in the process of forming tubes. ;; A tapering mandrel.
