Triton

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Triton, the name of a Greek god, may also refer to many other things:

Mythology and fiction

• Triton, a Greek god; his name and image have come to be associated with a race of mytholicak beings collectively called Tritons(Tritonoi).
• 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. It has an atmosphere of nitrogen and methane
• 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.
• AIM Triton is a version of the AOL Instant Messenger software

Military

• Several navies have commissioned vessels named Triton or Tryton:
  • Eight vessels of the Royal Navy named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton.
  • The experimental trimaran RV Triton that underwent trials with the Royal Navy from 2001 to 2005.
  • 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 Triton, (AKA Pearson Triton) one of the first production fiberglass sailboats manufactured in the United States.

• The Triton series of 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, an IBM-PC demoscene demogroup (1992-1996).
• The Korg Triton[1][2] workstation synthesizer.
• Triton, a Japanese progressive rock band.

Finance

• Triton, an account and relation database used by the ethical financial institution Triodos Bank NV.

Media

• Tritón, a Mexican magazine.

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