trit- +

That which opposes or resists attrition; specifically, any compound applied to machinery to resist the effects of friction; as black lead mixed with grease, peroxide of iron, etc.

1. Worn by rubbing or attrition.
2. Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; opposed to contrite.

1. The action or process of rubbing one thing against another; mutual friction.
2. The action or process of rubbing away, wearing or grinding down, by friction.
3. In military applications, the gradual wearing away of morale and the powers of resistance by persistent attacks.
4. In the workplace, the gradual reduction of the size of a workforce by not replacing personnel lost through retirement or resignation.

Detritus derived from the disintegration and decomposition of once-living organisms; further designated as phytodetritus or zoodetritus, depending on whether the original organism was vegetable or animal.

Detritus is matter that is produced by or remains after the wearing away or disintegration of a substance or tissue.

1. Literally, bruised, crushed; worn or broken by rubbing.
2. Crushed or broken in spirit by a sense of sin, and so brought to complete penitence.
3. Etymology: from Latin contritus; literally, "worn out, ground to pieces", past participle of Latin conterere, "to grind"; from com-, "together" + terere, "to rub".

1. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one's own actions; apologetic.
2. Done or said out of a sense of guilt or remorse.
3. Deeply ashamed of past sins and determined not to sin in the future.

1. Literally, the action of rubbing things together, or against each other; grinding, pounding or bruising (so as to comminute or pulverize).
2. The condition of being bruised in heart.
3. Sorrow or affliction of mind for some fault or injury done; specifically, penitence for sin.

1. Damage, harm, or disadvantage.
2. Something that causes harm or injury.
3. Etymology: from Latin detrimentum, from detri-, stem of detere, "to wear away"; from de-, "away" + terere, "to rub, to wear".

Causing harm or damage; injurious.

Descriptive of something that causes harm or damage

1. The quality of being detrimental; injuriousness.
2. Causing detriment; damaging; harmful.

1. Feeding on fragmented particulate or eating very small pieces, or particles, of organic matter.
2. Feeding on detritus (particles of organic matter from the decomposition of plant and animal remains) or organic debris.

Of or pertaining to detritus; consisting of particles worn away from some solid body.

1. That which has been worn or rubbed away.
2. In geology, disintegrated; formed as detritus.

1. The process of wearing something away by friction or wear, or by rubbing one object against another one; for example, the teeth.
2. The act of wearing away by friction: "We collected some beautiful beach pebbles which were worn smooth by detritions."
3. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water, wind, or ice.