TERTIARY
11
Scrabble
10
WWF
T(1) E(1) R(1) T(1) I(1) A(1) R(1) Y(4)
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Definition
noun
- Any item considered to be of third order.
- A tertiary colour.
- Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).
adjective
- Of third rank or order; subsequent.
- Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.“a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt”
- Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.
Source: Wiktionary
