See Also: urticant(medicine)
urticant(dictionary)

tertiate (iou) and urticant (medicine)


tertiate (iou)



tertiate verb trans. Long rare. E17.
[from late Latin tertiat- pa. ppl stem of tertiare, from tertius third: see -ATE3.]
Do (something) for the third time. Also, divide into three parts. E17.
Ascertain the strength of (a cannon) by measuring the thickness with calliper compasses in three places. L17-E19.
terti'ation noun division into three parts M17.

urticant (medicine)


urticant


Producing a wheal or Other similar itching agent.

Origin: L. Urtica, nettle; see urtica