8-letter words containing tri
- triaxial — having three axes.
- triazine — any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- triazoic — hydrazoic.
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- tribadic — lesbian (def 5).
- tribasic — (of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
- tribelet — a tribe having few members, especially one that is a component of a larger tribal organization.
- tribrach — Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.
- tribunal — a court of justice.
- tributer — a miner who is waged by tribute
- trichina — a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- trichion — the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- trichite — any of various minute, hairlike mineral bodies occurring in certain vitreous igneous rocks, especially obsidian.
- trichoid — resembling hair; hairlike.
- trichome — Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- trichord — a musical instrument with three strings
- trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- trickier — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- trickily — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- tricking — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- trickish — tricky.
- tricklet — a tiny trickle
- tricolor — Also, tricolored; especially British, tricoloured. having three colors.
- trictrac — a variety of backgammon.
- tricycle — a vehicle, especially one for children, having one large front wheel and two small rear wheels, propelled by foot pedals.
- tridacna — a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- triethyl — containing three ethyl groups.
- trifecta — a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
- triflers — an article or thing of very little value.
- trifling — of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- trifocal — Optics. having three foci.
- triglyph — a structural member of a Doric frieze, separating two consecutive metopes, and consisting typically of a rectangular block with two vertical grooves or glyphs, and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides, together counting as a third glyph, and leaving three flat vertical bands on the face of the block.
- trigonal — of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
- trigonic — pertaining to a trigon
- trigonum — trigone.
- trigraph — a group of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau.
- trilbies — feet
- trilemma — a situation, analogous to a dilemma, in which there are three almost equally undesirable alternatives: His trilemma consisted in not knowing whether to acknowledge receipt, deny it, or simply leave.
- trilling — the act or sound of trilling.
- trillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- trillium — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trillium, of the lily family, having a whorl of three leaves from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petalled flower.
- trilobed — trilobate.
- trim die — a die for trimming flash from a casting, forging, or stamping.
- trim tab — an independently controlled tab set in the trailing edge of a control surface, as an elevator, aileron, or rudder, to hold it in a position suitable for stabilizing the aircraft in a flight attitude.
- trimaran — a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.
- trimeter — a verse of three measures or feet.
- trimming — the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trimodal — (of a distribution) having three modes.
- trimorph — a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.
- trimotor — an airplane or other vehicle that has three motors.