Index of English words, starting with "te"

(1) - Terebene (n.) A polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also camphene. By extension, any one of a group of related substances.

(1) - Terebic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance.

(1) - Terebinth (n.) The turpentine tree.

(1) - Terebinthine (a.) Of or pertaining to turpentine; consisting of turpentine, or partaking of its qualities.

(1) - Terebra (n.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
(2) - Terebra (n.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.