tributary
— Noun
– English
~ a branch that flows into the main stream
tributary
— Adjective
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~ paying tribute; "a tributary colony"
tributary
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"
tributary
— Adjective
– English
~ (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
tribute album
— Noun
– English
~ concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause
tribute
— Noun
– English
~ payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
tribute
— Noun
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~ something given or done as an expression of esteem
tribute
— Noun
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~ payment by one nation for protection by another
tributyrin
— Noun
– English
~ a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin
tricarboxylic acid cycle
— Noun
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~ in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
trice
— Noun
– English
~ a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
trice
— Verb
– English
~ hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
trice
— Verb
– English
~ raise with a line; "trice a window shade"