trental

2 definitions found

trental - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, a dirge; an elegy.
        [1913 Webster]

trental - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Trental
      n 1: 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, Trental]