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  • 111ter|mi|no|log|i|cal — «TUR muh nuh LOJ uh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with terminology: »terminological problems of science. –ter´mi|no|log´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 112ter|na|ry — «TUR nuhr ee», adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. consisting of three; involving three; triple. 2. third in rank, order, or position. 3. Mathematics. a) having three for the base: »a ternary scale. b) involving three variables. 4. Metallurgy …

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  • 113ter´nate|ly — ter|nate «TUR niht, nayt», adjective. 1. consisting of three. 2. arranged in threes. 3. Botany. a) having or consisting of three leaflets. b) having leaves in whorls of three. –ter´nate|ly, adverb …

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  • 114ter|nate — «TUR niht, nayt», adjective. 1. consisting of three. 2. arranged in threes. 3. Botany. a) having or consisting of three leaflets. b) having leaves in whorls of three. –ter´nate|ly, adverb …

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  • 115ter|ni|on — «TUR nee uhn», noun. 1. = ternary. (Cf. ↑ternary) 2. a section of paper for a book, containing twelve pages. ╂[< Latin terniō, ōnis a triad < ternī three each < ter thrice] …

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  • 116ter|phen|yl — «tur FEHN uhl, FEE nuhl», noun. a crystalline organic compound used as a moderator and coolant in certain nuclear retors. Formula: C18H14 ╂[< Latin ter three times (because it contains three benzene rings) + English phenyl] …

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  • 117ter|pol|y|mer — «tehr POL ih mehr», noun. Chemistry. a compound formed by the polymerization of three different compounds, each of which usually is able to polymerize alone. ╂[< Latin ter thrice + English polymer] …

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  • 118ter|ra-cot|ta — «TEHR uh KOT uh», 1. a kind of hard, often unglazed, and usually brownish red or cream colored earthenware, used for vases, statuettes, and decorations on buildings. 2. an object made of this substance. 3. a dull brownish red. ╂[< Italian… …

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  • 119ter|ra cot|ta — «TEHR uh KOT uh», 1. a kind of hard, often unglazed, and usually brownish red or cream colored earthenware, used for vases, statuettes, and decorations on buildings. 2. an object made of this substance. 3. a dull brownish red. ╂[< Italian… …

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  • 120ter|ra in|cog|ni|ta — «TEHR uh ihn KOG nuh tuh», plural ter|rae in|cog|ni|tae «TEHR ee ihn KOG nuh tee». an unknown or unexplored region: »Missionaries, entrepreneurs, a trickle of tourists,…except for these, Asia remained terra incognita (Arthur Goodfriend).… …

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