Triton
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Triton, the name of a Greek god, may now refer to many other things:
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Mythology and fiction
- Triton, a Greek god; his name and image have come to be associated with a class of mythological beings called Tritons.
- King Triton, Princess Ariel's father in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.
- Triton, a novel by Samuel R. Delany.
Science
- Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune.
- A triton is a tritium nucleus, particularly one used as a bombarding particle or emitted in a nuclear reaction.
- Triton X-100 is a detergent that is often used in extraction buffers because it solublizes proteins.
- Triton, a marine snail of the family Ranellidae.
- Triton, a newt or salamander.
Military
- Several navies have commissioned vessels named Triton:
- Eight vessels of the Royal Navy named HMS Triton.
- Three vessels of the United States Navy named USS Triton.
- Two ships of the United States Coast Guard named USCGC Triton.
- Triton, the Allied code name for a communication network utilising the Enigma machine used by German War Navy during the Second World War.
Transportation
- The Ford Triton engine, the SOHC (Single Over Head Cam) 4.6L V8, 5.4L V8 or 6.8L V10 engines made by the Ford Motor Company.
- Triton, a hybrid Cafe racer style of motorbike built from a Triumph engine and a Norton chassis.
Education
- Triton College, a two-year college located in River Grove, Illinois (USA).
- The Tritons are the athletic mascot for the University of California, San Diego.
Music
- Triton, a demo group.
- The Korg Triton workstation synthesizer.
Finance
- Triton, an account and relation database used by the ethical financial institution Triodos Bank NV.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Triton" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triton, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
