

TRISTI MANIA 



1547 



TRIVIAL 



Tristimania {tris-tim-a'-ne-ah) [tristis, sad; uavia, 

 mania]. Melancholia. 



Tristis {tris'-tis) [L.]. Sad; gloomy; having a dull 

 color. 



Tristitia (tris-tish'-e-ah) [L., " sadness"]. Melan- 

 cholia. 



Trisubstituted (tri-sub' ' -stit-u-ted) [tres, three ; sub- 

 stitnere, to substitute]. In chemistry, having three 

 elements substituted by equivalent elements. 



Tri-sulcate {tri-sul' '-hat) [tres, three ; sulca, a furrow]. 

 In biology, three-grooved. 



Trisulfuretum [tri-sul -fit- re' -turn). See Trisulphu- 

 nn. 



Trisulphid {tri-sul' -fid) [tres, three; sulphur]. A 

 compound of sulphur analogous to a trichlorid. 



Trisulphuretum {tri-sul-fu-re' -turn) [tres, three; sul- 

 phur, sulphur]. A trisulphid. 



Tritaeophya {trit-e-off'-e-ah) [rpiraioc, tertian ; tyveiv, 

 to augment]. A tertian fever. T. americana, the 

 pernicious malarial fever to which immigrants to Span- 

 ish America are subject. 



Tritaeus {trit-e'-us) [rpiraioc, tertian]. Tertian fever 



Tritellurid {tri-lel'-u-rid) [tres, three; tellurium]. A 

 compound of tellurium analogous to a trichlorid. 



rri-ternate {tri-tur' -ndt) [tres, three; ternatus, ar- 

 ranged in threes]. Applied to a leaf that is thrice 

 compounded on the ternate plan. 



rriticeo-glossus {trit-is' '-e-o-glos' '-us) [triticum, wheat- 

 like ; y'/Jbcaa, tongue]. An anomalous muscle hav- 



i ing its origin from the arytenoid cartilage and its 

 insertion in the side of the tongue. 



Triticeous [trit - ish'- us) [triticum, wheat]. Having 



i the appearance of a grain of wheat ; pertaining to 



j wheat. T. Nodule {corpus triticeum, " wheat-like 

 body "), one of the small cartilaginous nodules of the 

 larynx. 

 rriticeum {trit-is' -e-u in) [triticum, wheat]. The triti- 



i ceous nodule. 



Triticin {trit'-is-in) [triticum, wheat], C 12 H M O n . A 



I gum-like substance found in Triticum reperts. 

 Triticum {trif-ik-um) [L. : gen., Tritici]. I. Wheat; 

 a genus of graminaceous plants which produce the 

 various kinds of wheat. 2. The rhizome of T repens 

 deprived of its rootlets. T. acutum, a species grow- 

 ing in Europe. T. caninum, dog's-tooth grass. It 

 is thought to possess the same properties as T. repens. 



I Dogs eat the blades to induce emesis. T. durum, 

 hard-grained wheat, the seeds of which are richer in 

 nitrogen than the soft wheats ; it is cultivated in South- 

 ern Europe. T. monococcum, single -grained wheat ; 

 it grows wild in Greece and Mesopotamia, and is an in- 

 ferior species in cultivation. T. repens, couch- grass ; 

 it grows in Europe, Northern Asia, North and South 

 America. The rhizome is smooth, straw-colored, and 

 has a sweetish taste. It contains malates, sugar, triti- 

 cin, and a nitrogenous principle, and is emollient, 

 diuretic, and antiphlogistic. It is best administered in 

 a decoction made from 2 to 4 ounces of the plant in 2 

 pints of water, and reduced one-half by boiling. T. 

 sativum, common wheat. The ground and sifted 

 seeds constitute flour, official in the pharmacopeia as 

 farina tritici. T. spelta, spelt-wheat, indigenous in 

 the Persian mountains, and cultivated in Europe. It 

 yields flour of fine quality. T. vulgare. See T. 

 sativum. Tritici, Amylum, wheat-starch. T., 

 Extractum, Fluidum, a preparation made by exhaust- 

 ing T. repens with boiling water, and then adding 

 a certain quantity of alcohol. Dose fjj. T., 

 Carina, wheat -flour. T., Farina, Tosta, baked 

 -our. T., Saccharum, a sugar obtained from the 

 xtract of T. repens, which dissolves readily in alco- 



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Triticumina Food {trit - ik - u '- min - ah) [triticum, 

 wheat]. A malt food prepared in England by. malting 

 wheat so as to cause it to contain about twice as much 

 soluble carbohydrates as ordinary wheaten flour. 



Tritomesal {tri-to-mes' -al) [rpiroc, third ; fieooc, mid- 

 dle]. Denoting the third longitudinal series of cells in 

 the wing of hymenopters. 



Tritopin {lri'-to-pin), C^H^N.0;. An alkaloid ob- 

 tained from opium. 



Tritovertebra {tri-to-vur 1 'te-brah) [rpiroc, third; ver- 

 tebra, vertebra]. Cams' s term for a limb-bone, or 

 the bony framework of the limbs considered as verte- 

 bral elements developed in special relation with the 

 muscular system. 



Tritovertebral (tri-to-vur / -te-bral) [rpiroc, third ; ver- 

 tebra, vertebra]. Having the character of a trito- 

 vertebra. 



Tritovum {tri-tcZ-vum) [rpiroc, third; ovum, egg]. 

 The third stage of an ovum. 



Tritoxid [tri-toks'-id) [rpiroc, third ; of if, acid]. Same 

 as Trioxid. 



Tritozooid {trit-o-zo'- oid) [rpiroc, third; r £xw, an 

 animal ; eldoc, form]. In biology, azooid of the third 

 generation; the immediate offspring of a deutero- 

 zooid. 



Tritubercular {tri-tu-bur' -ku-lar) [tres, three ; tubercu- 

 lum, tubercle]. Having three tubercles or cusps ; tri- 

 cuspid. 



Trituberculate {tri-tu-bur' -ku-ldt). Same as Trituber- 

 cular. 



Trituberculism {tri-tu-bur'-ku-lizm) [tres, three ; tu- 

 berculum, a tubercle]. A peculiarity of molar teeth, 

 indicating the possession of three cusps. 



Triturate (trit'-u-rdt) [triturare, to rub together]. As 

 a verb, to reduce to fine powder. As a noun , a finely 

 divided powder. T., Tablet, a small disc of some 

 soluble material, usually sugar of milk, charged with a 

 certain dose of a medicinal substance. See Tablet. 



Trituration {trit-u-ra' -shun) [trituratio ; tritus, a rub- 

 bing]. The process of reducing a solid substance to a 

 powdered state by grinding or rubbing. In pharmacy, 

 a class of powders having sugar of milk as their dilu- 

 ent in the proportion of ten parts of the substance to 

 90 of the sugar. Trituration of elaterin is official. 



Tritus {tri'-tus) [L.]. See Trituration. 



Trityl {trit'-il) [rpeic, three; v?jj, matter], C 3 H.. The 

 third of the methyl series of hydrocarbon radicles. 

 T. -alcohol, QH.HO, propyl-alcohol. 



Tritylene (trit'-il-en). Same as Propylene. 



Triungulin {tri-ung' -gu-liri) [tres, three ; ungula, a 

 hoof, claw]. In biology, the first larval' stage of cer- 

 tain beetles {Meloida). 



Trivalence {tri'-va-lens, or trh/ -al-ens) [tres, three ; 

 valere, to be worth]. The quality of being trivalent. 



Trivalent {triz/- al - ent) [tres, three ; valere, to be 

 worth]. In chemistry, equivalent in combining or 

 displacing power to three monad atoms. 



Trivalerin {tri-val'-er-in) [tres, three ; valere, to be 

 worth], C 3 H 5 (C 5 H 9 2 ) 3 . A substance which exists in 

 the oil of marine animals, like the seal. 



Tri valve {tri'-valv) [tres, three; vatva, door]. In 

 biology, applied to a structure having three valves, as 

 a shell. 



Trivalvular {tri-val' -vu-lar) [tres, three ; valvula, a 

 small valve]. Having three valves. 



Trivertebral {tHvur'-te-bral) [tres, three; vertebra, 

 vertebra]. Composed of three vertebrae. 



Trivia {triS -e-ak) [trivius, of three roads]. The point 

 of intersection of the three semicircular canals of the 

 cochlea. 



Trivial {trhZ-e-al) [trivialis, common]. Denoting the 

 popular name of a plant or animal ; the specific name. 



