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• contrite — contritely, adv. contriteness, n. /keuhn truyt , kon truyt/, adj. 1. caused by or showing sincere remorse. 2. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner. [1300 50; ME contrit ( < AF) < L contritus worn… …   Universalium

• tritanopia — tritanopic /truyt n op ik/, adj. /truyt n oh pee euh/, n. Ophthalm. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to blue and yellow. [ < NL, equiv. to trit ( < Gk trítos THIRD) + an AN 1 + opia OPIA] * * * …   Universalium

• attrite — attriteness, n. /euh truyt /, adj., v., attrited, attriting. adj. 1. Also, attrited. worn by rubbing or attrition. v.t. 2. to make smaller by attrition. [1615 25; < L attritus rubbed against, rubbed away, worn away (ptp. of atterere), equiv. to… …   Universalium

• hyponitrite — /huy poh nuy truyt/, n. a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid. [1840 50; HYPONITR(OUS ACID) + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

• lithotrite — /lith euh truyt /, n. Surg. an instrument for performing lithotrity. [1830 40; back formation from LITHOTRITY; see ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

• nitrite — /nuy truyt/, n. 1. Chem. a salt or ester of nitrous acid. 2. Nutrition. See sodium nitrite. [1790 1800; NITR + ITE1] * * * Any salt or ester of nitrous acid (HNO2). The salts are inorganic compounds with ionic bonds, containing the nitrite ion… …   Universalium

• potassium cobaltinitrite — /koh bawl teuh nuy truyt/, Chem. a yellow, crystalline, slightly water soluble powder, K3Co(NO2)6, used as a pigment in oil and watercolor paints, and for coloring surfaces of glass, porcelain, etc. Also called cobalt yellow. [COBALT + I +… …   Universalium

• trite — tritely, adv. triteness, n. /truyt/, adj., triter, tritest. 1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter. 2. characterized by hackneyed expressions,… …   Universalium

• Triton — Tritonic /truy ton ik/, adj. /truyt n/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, represented as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish, and as using a conch shell trumpet. 2. Astron. a moon of Neptune. 3. (l.c.) any …   Universalium

• attrite — /əˈtraɪt/ (say uh truyt) –adjective Also, attrited. 1. Obsolete worn by rubbing or attrition. –verb (t) (attrited, attriting) 2. US Military to reduce (an enemy force) in numbers. {Latin attrītus, past participle} …