TEPEFY
Tep"e*fy, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tepefying.] Etym: [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere.
See Tepid.]
Defn: To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.
TEPHRAMANCY
Teph"ra*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]
Defn: Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
TEPHRITE
Teph"rite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)
Defn: An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
TEPHROITE
Teph"ro*ite, n. Etym: [See Tephrosia.] (Min.)
Defn: A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color.
TEPHROSIA
Te*phro"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.