Trimerous to Trip
Trimerous
(Tri"mer*ous) a. [See Trimera.] (Bot.) Having the parts in threes.
Trimesitic
(Tri`me*sit"ic) a. [Pref. tri- + mesitylene + -ic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
tribasic acid, C6H3.(CO2)3, of the aromatic series, obtained, by the oxidation of mesitylene, as a white
crystalline substance. [Written also trimesic.]
Trimester
(Tri*mes"ter) n. [L. trimestris of three months; tri- (see Tri-) + mensis month: cf. F. trimestre.]
A term or period of three months.
Trimestral
(Tri*mes"tral) a. Trimestrial. Southey.
Trimestrial
(Tri*mes"tri*al) a. Of or pertaining to a trimester, or period of three months; occurring once in
every three months; quarterly.
Trimeter
(Trim"e*ter) a. [L. trimetrus, Gr. (see Tri-) + measure. See Meter measure.] (Pros.) Consisting
of three poetical measures. — n. A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures. Lowth.
Trimethyl
(Tri*meth"yl) (Chem.) A prefix or combining form (also used adjectively) indicating the presence
of three methyl groups.
Trimethylamine
(Tri*meth`yl*am"ine) n. [Trimethyl- + amine.] (Chem.) A colorless volatile alkaline
liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It
is regarded as a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.
Trimethylene
(Tri*meth"yl*ene) n. (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H6, isomeric with propylene
and obtained from it indirectly. It is the base of a series of compounds analogous to the aromatic hydrocarbons.
Trimetric
(Tri*met"ric) a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. measure.] (Crystallog.) Same as Orthorhombic.
Trimetrical
(Tri*met"ric*al) a. Same as Trimeter.
Trimly
(Trim"ly) adv. In a trim manner; nicely.
Trimmer
(Trim"mer) n.
1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties,
so as to appear to favor each; a timeserver.
Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle.
Macaulay. 3. An instrument with which trimming is done.
4. (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be
left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
Trimming
(Trim"ming) a. from Trim, v.
The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party.
Jeffrey. Trimming joist (Arch.), a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header. Knight.
Trimming
(Trim"ming), n.
1. The act of one who trims.
