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trianic energy beings. Noncorporeal life-forms. Trianic energy James Kirk. The bomb was discovered by Benjamin Sisko and beings known as the Komar lived in a dark-matter nebula in the Jadzia Dax, and it was beamed into space, where it exploded Delta Quadrant. (*Cathexis” [VGR]). harmlessly. (“Trials and Tribble-ations” [DS9)).

trianoline. Pharmaceutical sometimes prescribed for percussive tricorder operations manual. Instructional guide to Starfleet triinjuries. (“Caretaker” [VGR]). corders. (“Phage” [VGRY]). A detailed explanation of tricorder operations can be found in Star Trek: The Next Generation tribble. Soft, furry, warm- Technical Manual by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda. blooded animal. Tribbles were sold as pets by inter- tricorder uplink. Information exchange transmission protocol stellar trader Cyrano used to send data between a tricorder in the field and a remote Jones. Tribbles are her- computer system or other tricorder. (“Future's End, Part II” [VGR]). maphroditic and capable of reproducing at prodigious tricorder. Multipurpose scientific and technical instrument. rates, although they will Developed for Starfleet, the tricorder incorporated sensors, stop breeding when food is computers, and recorders in a convenient, portable form. (“The withdrawn. Cyrano Jones Naked Time" [TOS)). Several models of tricorders have been gave a tribble to Lieutenant Uhura at Deep Space Station K-7 in used by starship crews over the years. All of them have featured 2267. When Uhura returned to the Enterprise with her new pet, state-of-the-art sensing technology, and have been an essential the tribble quickly multiplied until its offspring nearly overran the part of starship missions and operations. Jadzia Dax was particship. Tribbles also multiplied on Station K-7, somehow finding ularly fond of the classic design style of the 23rd-century tritheir way into storage compartments containing a valuable grain ~~ corder, and she used to own one herself. (“Trials and Tribblecalled quadrotriticale. The grain had been poisoned by a ations” [DS9]. Specialized tricorders are available for specific Klingon spy, a fact revealed when many of the tribbles were found ~~ engineering, scientific, and medical applications. In 2366, standead. The remaining tribbles on K-7 were presumably removed dard-issue Starfleet tricorders were unable to detect subspace by Cyrano Jones, while Scotty beamed the tribbles from the phenomena. (“The Bonding” [TNG]). They were also incapable of Enterprise to the Klingon ship, where he expected them tobe “no sensing neutrino emissions. (“The Enemy” [TNG]). The presence tribble at all.” (“The Trouble with Tribbles™ [TOS]). The Klingons of thoron particles could interfere with a tricorder scan. The considered tribbles to be an ecological menace, a plague to be Maquis used to evade tricorder searches by using portable wiped out. In the latter part of the 23rd century, hundreds of thoron generators. (“Basics, Part II" [VGR)). The original series Klingon warriors were sent to track them down throughout the version of the tricorder was designed and built by Wah Chang. galaxy. An armada obliterated the tribble homeworld, and by the Some of the variations of this design used in the feature films end of the 23rd century, tribbles were believed to have been were designed or bullt by Brick Price and Bill George. The trieradicated. The extinction of the tribbles was reversed in 2373 corders in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep when some live specimens were transported from the past Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager were designed by Rick aboard the Starship Defiant to Deep Space 9. (“Trials and Sternbach. Tribble-ations" [DS9)). Tribbles were also seen in the bar visited by McCoy in Star Trek Ill. tricordrazine. A powerful neurostimulant drug usually administered subcutaneously by hypospray. Tricordrazine treatment was “Tribunal.” Deep Space Nine episode #45. Written by Bill Dial. successfully used by Dr. Pulaski to stimulate neural activity in Directed by Avery Brooks. Stardate 47944.2. First aired in 1994. William Riker when he had suffered neural injury on an away misO'Brien becomes a victim of the Cardassian court system, where sion at planet Surata IV. ("Shades of Gray" [TNG]). Tricordrazine the accused is always guilty. GUEST CAST: Rosalind Chao as was presumably based on cordrazine, the drug that sent McCoy O'Brien, Keiko; Caroline Lagerfelt as Makbar; John Beck as on a paranoid flight in “The City on the Edge of Forever” (TOS). Boone, Raymond; Richard Poe as Evek, Gul; Fritz Weaver as Kovat; Majel Barrett as Computer voice. SEE: archon; Boone, tricyanate. A purple crystalline substance that occurs naturally Raymond; Cardassia; Cardassian Articles of Jurisprudence; on planet Beta Agni Il. Toxic to humanoids, tricyanate contamiCardassian Bureau of Identification; Evek, Gul; Hideki-class nation was found in the water supply of the Beta Agni Il colony in Cardassian starship; Kovat; ladarium; Makbar; nestor; Odo; 2366, an incident later found to have been engineered by offender; Prokofiev, U.S.S.; public conservator; Valdemar, Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo. (“The Most Toys" [TNG]). U.S.S; Volon lil; weapons locker. Trieste, U.S.S. A Merced-class Federation starship, Starfleet triceron. An explosive compound. The bomb used to disrupt the registry number NCC-37124. The Trieste was stationed near Sonchi ceremony aboard K'mpec's ship employed a triceron ~~ Starbase 74 and was unable to render assistance when the derivative. (“Reunion [TNG]). Enterprise-D was hijacked by the Bynars in 2364. The Trieste was some 66 hours away at the time. (“11001001" [TNG]). Data triclenidil. One of several chemicals used by the Angosians dur- served aboard the Trieste prior to his assignment to the ing the Tarsian War to “improve” their soldiers, making them Enterprise-D. During Data's tour of duty on the Trieste, the ship more effective in combat. Unfortunately, the effects of many of once fell through a wormhole. (“Clues” [TNG]). The Trieste was these drugs were irreversible. (“The Hunted” [TNG]). SEE: Danar, named for the bathyscaphe in which oceanographer Jacques Roga. Piccard (for whom Captain Picard was named) explored Earth's Marianas Trench in the 1960s. tricobalt explosive. Energy weapon in the war between planets Vendikar and Eminiar VII that ended in 2267. None of these trigemic vapors. Aerosolized particles of proteins and amino devices were used for some five hundred years, but simulations acids. The atmosphere of Planet Hell had high concentrations of of them were used in the computer war between the two planets. trigemic vapors, which caused severe humanoid skin irritation. A mathematical attack launched by Vendikar on Eminiar VIl in (“Parturition" [VGR]). 2267 was based on a simulation of a tricobalt satellite. The original Starship Enterprise was declared a casualty of that attack. (‘A trilaser connector. Medical instrument. Dr. McCoy used a triTaste of Armageddon” [TOS]). Kathryn Janeway used several tri- laser connector to restore Spock's brain to his body on planet cobalt devices to destroy the Caretaker's Array in 2371, to pre- ~~ Sigma Draconis VI in 2268. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS)). vent the Kazon-Ogla from gaining control of the station. ("Caretaker” [VGRY). Arne Darvin, in 2267, used a tiny tricobalt trilithium. Exotic chemical compound that acts as a powerful explosive device hidden in a tribble in an attempt to murder nuclear inhibitor. A few kilograms of trilithium, delivered into