. A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. See Trite. ] 1. Rubbed; worn by friction. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. contritus bruised, p. p. of contrere to grind, bruise; con- + terere to rub, grind: cf. F. contrit See Trite. ] 1. Thoroughly bruised or broken. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent. [ 1913 Webster ]

A contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Ps. li. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. Milton.

Syn. -- Penitent; repentant; humble; sorrowful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contrite person. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. In a contrite manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. detritus, p. p. ] Worn out. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; containing an integer and one third (i. e., 4/3, or in the ratio of 4 to 3); 'epi` upon, over + &unr_; the third: cf. L. epitritos, F. épitrite. ] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is so called from being compounded of a spondee (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands 1st, 2d, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of hyponitrous acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } [ See Lithotrity. ] (Surg.) A lithotriptor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter. ] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the -NO2 radical. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf. Contrite, Detriment, Tribulation, Try. ] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject. -- Trite"ly, adv. -- Trite"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + ternate. ] (Bot.) Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ L. vitrum glass. ] A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus. [ 1913 Webster ]