See Also: trinucleus(medicine)

mulatto (iou) and trinucleus (medicine)


mulatto (iou)



mulatto noun & adjective. Pl. -o(e)s. L16.
[Spanish & Portuguese mulato young mule, mulatto, irreg. from mulo MULE noun1.]
A. noun. A person having one white and one black parent; a person of mixed white and black parentage. L16.
b. adjective.
Of the colour of the skin of a mulatto; tawny. E17.
That is a mulatto; of or pertaining to mulattos. L17.
Designating a kind of mid-brown fertile soil. US. M18.

trinucleus (medicine)


trinucleus
<paleontology> A genus of Lower Silurian trilobites in which the glabella and cheeks form three rounded elevations on the head.

Origin: Pref. Tri- + nucleus.

Source: Websters Dictionary