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triphosphopyridine |
triphosphopyridine nucleotide |
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triphthong
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triphthong
CIDE DICTIONARY
triphthong, n. [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in diphthong: cf. F. triphthonque.].
A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
triphthong, n.
1 a union of three vowels (letters or sounds) pronounced in one syllable (as in fire).
2 three vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel (as in b eau).
1 a union of three vowels (letters or sounds) pronounced in one syllable (as in fire).
2 three vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel (as in b eau).
Derivative
triphthongal adj.
Etymology
F triphtongue (as TRI-, DIPHTHONG)
ROGET THESAURUS
triphthong
Letter
N letter, character, hieroglyphic, type, capitals, digraph, trigraph, ideogram, ideograph, majuscule, minuscule, majuscule, minuscule, alphabet, ABC, abecedary, christcross-row, consonant, vowel, diphthong, triphthong, mute, liquid, labial, dental, guttural, syllable, monosyllable, dissyllable, polysyllable, affix, suffix, spelling, orthograph, phonography, phonetic spelling, anagrammatism, metagrammatism, cipher, monogram, anagram, doubleacrostic, literal, alphabetical, abecedarian, syllabic, majuscular, minuscular, uncial.
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