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Definition of tertiary
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tertiary is as below...
Tertiary
(a.)
Possessing
some
quality
in the third
degree;
having
been
subjected
to the
substitution
of three atoms or
radicals;
as, a
tertiary
alcohol,
amine,
or salt. Cf.
Primary,
and
Secondary..
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Sivatherium
::
Sivatherium
(n.) A genus of very large
extinct
ruminants
found in the
Tertiary
formation
of
India.
The snout was
prolonged
in the form of a
proboscis.
The male had four
horns,
the
posterior
pair being large and
branched.
It was
allied
to the
antelopes,
but very much
larger
than any
exsisting
species..
Molasse
::
Molasse
(n.) A soft
Tertiary
sandstone;
--
applied
to a rock
occurring
in
Switzerland.
See Chart of
Geology.
Crag
::
Crag (n.) A
partially
compacted
bed of
gravel
mixed with
shells,
of the
Tertiary
age..
Coryphodon
::
Coryphodon
(n.) A genus of
extinct
mammals
from the
eocene
tertiary
of
Europe
and
America.
Its
species
varied
in size
between
the tapir and
rhinoceros,
and were
allied
to those
animals,
but had
short,
plantigrade,
five-toed
feet, like the
elephant..
Tertial
::
Tertial
(a. & n.) Same as
Tertiary.
Amblypoda
::
Amblypoda
(n. pl.) A group of
large,
extinct,
herbivorous
mammals,
common
in the
Tertiary
formation
of the
United
States..
Cenozoic
::
Cenozoic
(a.)
Belonging
to the most
recent
division
of
geological
time,
including
the
tertiary,
or Age of
mammals,
and the
Quaternary,
or Age of man.
[Written
also
caenozoic,
cainozoic,
kainozoic.]
See
Geology..
Nummulites
::
Nummulites
(n.) A genus of
extinct
Tertiary
Foraminifera,
having
a thin, flat, round
shell,
containing
a large
number
of small
chambers
arranged
spirally..
Xiphodon
::
Xiphodon
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
artiodactylous
mammals
found in the
European
Tertiary
formations.
It had
slender
legs,
didactylous
feet, and small
canine
teeth..
Diabase
::
Diabase
(n.) A
basic,
dark-colored,
holocrystalline,
igneous
rock,
consisting
essentially
of a
triclinic
feldspar
and
pyroxene
with
magnetic
iron; -- often
limited
to rocks
pretertiary
in age. It
includes
part of what was early
called
greenstone..
Tertiary
::
Tertiary
(a.) Later than, or
subsequent
to, the
Secondary..
Alabama Period
::
Alabama
period
() A
period
in the
American
eocene,
the
lowest
in the
tertiary
age
except
the
lignitic..
Period
::
Period
(n.) One of the great
divisions
of
geological
time; as, the
Tertiary
period;
the
Glacial
period.
See the Chart of
Geology..
Oreodon
::
Oreodon
(n.) A genus of
extinct
herbivorous
mammals,
abundant
in the
Tertiary
formation
of the Rocky
Mountains.
It is more or less
related
to the
camel,
hog, and
deer..
Miocene
::
Miocene
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
middle
division
of the
Tertiary.
Tertiary
::
Tertiary
(n.) The
Tertiary
era,
period,
or
formation..
Syphilitic
::
Syphilis
(n.) The pox, or
venereal
disease;
a
chronic,
specific,
infectious
disease,
usually
communicated
by
sexual
intercourse
or by
hereditary
transmission,
and
occurring
in three
stages
known as
primary,
secondary,
and
tertiary
syphilis.
See under
Primary,
Secondary,
and
Tertiary..
Pretertiary
::
Pretertiary
(a.)
Earlier
than
Tertiary.
Neocene
::
Neocene
(a.) More
recent
than the
Eocene,
that is,
including
both the
Miocene
and
Pliocene
divisions
of the
Tertiary..
Flysch
::
Flysch
(n.) A name given to the
series
of
sandstones
and
schists
overlying
the true
nummulitic
formation
in the Alps, and
included
in the
Eocene
Tertiary..
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