Trental

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trental \Tren"tal\, n. [LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty;
     akin to tres three: cf. OF. trentel. See {Three}, and cf.
     {Trigintal}.]
     1. (R. C. Ch.) An office and mass for the dead on the
        thirtieth day after death or burial. "Their trentals and
        their shrifts." --Spenser.


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     2. Hence, a dirge; an elegy.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Trental
       n : a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication;
           believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells
           so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs
           and feet [syn: {pentoxifylline}]