Defn: Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches,
leaves, or flowers.
— Ter"nate*ly, adv.
TERNEPLATE
Terne"plate`, n. Etym: [See Tern, a., and Plate.]
Defn: Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; — so called because made up of three metals.
TERNION
Ter"ni*on, n. Etym: [L. ternio, fr. terni three each. See Tern, a.]
Defn: The number three; three things together; a ternary. Bp. Hall.
TERPENE
Ter"pene, n. Etym: [See Turpentine.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain hydrocarbons found in some essential oils.
TERPENTIC
Ter*pen"tic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Terpenylic.
TERPENYLIC
Ter`pe*nyl"ic, a. Etym: [Terpene + -yl + -ic.] (Chem.)