Triton
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Triton may refer to:
- Triton, a Greek god; his name and image have come to be associated with a class of mythological beings called Tritons.
- Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune.
- The Tritons are the athletic mascot for the University of California, San Diego.
- A tritium nucleus, particularly one used as a bombarding particle or emitted in a nuclear reaction.
- 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.
- A newt or salamander.
- King Triton is also the name of Princess Ariel's father in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.
- Triton, a novel by Samuel R. Delany.
- The Ford Triton engine, a DOHC V8 engine made by the Ford Motor Company.
- The Korg Triton workstation synthesizer.
- Triton X-100 is a detergent that is often used in extraction buffers because it solublizes proteins.
- Triton, a demo group.
- Triton College, a two-year college located in River Grove, Illinois (USA).
- Triton, a hybrid Cafe' racer style of motorbike built from a Triumph engine and a Norton chassis.