tri·bo·e·lec·tric·i·ty 
(trī′bō-ĭ-lĕk-trĭsĭ-tē, -ē′lĕk-, trĭb′ō-)
(trī′bō-ĭ-lĕk-trĭsĭ-tē, -ē′lĕk-, trĭb′ō-)n. pl. tri·bo·e·lec·tric·i·ties
An electrical charge produced by friction between two objects that are nonconductive.
[Greek tribos, a rubbing, from trībein, to rub; see terə-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + ELECTRICITY.]
tri′bo·e·lectric adj.
- elegize
- elegy
- element
- elemental
- elementally
- elementarily
- elementariness
- elementary
- elementary fermion
- elementary particle
- elementary school
- elemi
- Elena
- Eleonora
- elephant
- elephant ear
- elephant folio
- elephant garlic
- elephantiasis
- elephantine
- Elephantine
- elephant in the room
- elephant seal
- elephant's foot
- eletriptan