TEREDO Te*re"do, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. Etym: [L., a worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. terere to rub.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.; — called also shipworm. See Shipworm. See Illust. in App.
TEREK
Ter"ek, n. [Because found on the Terek River in the Caucasus.]
Defn: A sandpiper (Terekia cinerea) of the Old World, breeding in the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to South Africa and Australia. It frequents rivers.
TEREPHTHALATE
Ter*eph"tha*late, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of terephthalic acid.
TEREPHTHALIC
Ter`eph*thal"ic, a. Etym: [Terebene + phthalic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine; — called also paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic.
TERET
Ter"et, a.
Defn: Round; terete. [Obs.] Fotherby.