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antimatter converter assembly

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Part of the warp drive system of Federation starships, including the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and other Constitution class vessels.

ear receiver

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Communications device worn in the ear by Starfleet personnel in the 23rd century, used to privately monitor audio transmissions or screen out surrounding noise if needed.

lithium crystals

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Predecessor to dilithium as used in early starship warp drive reactors. Because the rare crystalline form was required, lithium so used had to be refined through an energy-intensive "cracking"...

phaser type-3

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A Federation handheld phaser rifle weapon used in contingency situations where a type-1 or type-2 phaser would lack the power carried in the type-3.

recorder marker

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A buoy with data-storage capability, also known as a flight recorder, carried aboard space vessels as a record of its activities in the event of cataclysmic loss. In 2265, the U.S.S. Enterprise...

refrigeration unit

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General name for the cryostasis generator added to the life-support system of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 in 2268 by commandeering Scalosians, who meant to keep the crew in stasis until needed...

viewer

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General term for the visual displays found throughout Federation starships. Viewers come in a variety of sizes, from desktop units to wall-mounted version such as that commonly found on the...

Where No Man Has Gone Before

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Some years before this second pilot, the S.S. Valiant had encountered a unknown energy barrier at the rim of the galaxy. Something had then made its captain destroy his ship. The U.S.S....

1329

Mudd's Women

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The U.S.S. Enterprise pursues an unknown ship into an asteroid belt to save its crew before it's destroyed. The four people aboard are beamed on to the U.S.S. Enterprise; former nemesis Harry Mudd...

1507

Antiproton Chamber

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Technology used by Starfleet personnel during the mid 23rd century to re-knit DNA strands. The chamber was used by Dr. Nambue on Michael Burnham following her exploration of the Klingon artifact.

Interstellar Positioning Relays

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Mid 23rd century technology that allowed Starfleet to monitor remote boundries of Federation space. During a routine check, the U.S.S. Shenzhou discovered a relay that was intentionally...

Vulcan Hello, The

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While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.

1512

Corbomite Maneuver, The

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While exploring an uncharted region of space, the U.S.S. Enterprise comes upon an alien space buoy which is cube-shaped and spins, warning ships away and blocking the starship's path. Kirk's...

deflectors

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Manipulatable energy forcefield or shield that can be generated around space vessels and other facilities for protection from natural hazards and enemy weaponry. Transporters are...

1513

Man Trap, The

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The U.S.S. Enterprise arrives at planet M-113 to deliver supplies to Dr. Robert Crater and his wife, Nancy, whom Doctor Leonard McCoy was once romantically involved with. M-113 is home to the...

1533

baffle plate

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Component of a Starfleet propulsion system, as with the U.S.S Antares. In 2266, Charles Evans caused the Antares to explode by making the baffle plate disappear. Another one that ruptured caused...

Charlie X

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Charles Evans, the lone survivor of a crashed colonizing expedition to the planet Thasus, comes aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise from the S.S. Antares. But when the Antares' Captain Ramart contacts...

1672

Enemy Within, The

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While orbiting the planet Alfa 177, the U.S.S. Enterprise experiences a transporter malfunction when Technician Fisher is beamed up from the planet with some magnetic ore on his clothing. Scotty...

ionizer, transporter

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Component of a 22nd century transporter system. In 2266, damage to an ionizer caused a malfunction that created a duplicate of Captain Kirk over Alfa 177.

Vulcan nerve pinch

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A Vulcan technique that applies pressure to the base of the neck, immediately rendering the subject unconscious but ultimately unharmed. The technique seems to work on most humanoid species,...

1704

environmental suit

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Sealed protective clothing worn by Starfleet personnel in hostile environments. The style has changed over the years from a softer chromo-metallic fabric in the 2260s to harder-edged materialsin...

intermix formula

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Mathematical equation used to determine the proper mix of matter and antimatter in the warp core reaction chamber among starship propulsion systems. Artificial wormholes could result if the mix is...

matter/antimatter reaction chamber

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The actual intermix chamber at the heart of a warp propulsion system, as designed in Federation vessels, where matter and antimatter are safely allowed to react in the most efficient manner. The...

Naked Time, The

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Spock and Joe Tormolen beam down to planet Psi 2000 to pick up a research party before the planet disintegrates. They find everyone has died, frozen when life support was turned off. Even...

warp drive

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The main propulsion system for most starships that is capable of faster-than-light travel. The core of the warp drive uses to control the annihilation of matter and antimatter. This...

1709

Balance of Terror

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The marriage of Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson is interrupted when a Romulan bird-of-prey attacks and destroys Outpost 4, which guards the Neutral Zone between Federation and Romulan space....

2124

Squire of Gothos, The

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The U.S.S. Enterprise must cross an empty sector of space on their way to deliver supplies to colony Beta VI. In this space, they find an uncharted planet whose presence can't be explained. After...

2151

Altarian marsupial

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One of the creatures in Dr. Phlox's menagerie of organisms. Its droppings contain the greatest concentration of regenerative enzymes in the known universe.

Amazon University

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Before joining the crew of the Enterprise NX-01, Hoshi Sato taught exo-linguistics at this university.

Big Sur Aquarium

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T'Pol has never been to this Earth tourist attraction, which is popular with the Starfleet personnel in San Francisco.

Broken Bow

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In the nine decades following Zefram Cochrane's visionary warp flight in space and the First Contact that followed, the human race has been slowly guided by the Vulcans toward developing the Warp...

Chloraxine

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At least one of the Axanar crew discovered by the Enterprise NX-01 was killed using this chemical compound, which is lethal in sufficient doses.

Civilization

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Excitement is brewing onboard Enterprise as the starship enters orbit of a Minshara-class planet with 500 million lifeforms. Visual and acoustic scans reveal a pre-industrial society called the...

Cold Front

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Enterprise navigates into a stellar nursery hoping to make contact with some of the alien vessels detected among the colorful gases and protostars. Finding a transport vessel escorting a group of...

Decon-Gel

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A medicinal gel applied to the skin before returning to a sterile environment. Decon-gel is applied in the decontamination chamber, and there are various forms to combat various infectious agents.

Echo II

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This subspace amplifier allowed Captain Archer and the Enterprise NX-01 to increase the gain and bandwith of their subspace communications. Echo II was deployed along the starship's heading, at...

EM-33

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This early-issue Starfleet sidearm handles much like a phase-pistol.

Fight or Flight

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Two weeks into their first mission of deep space exploration, the Enterprise crew is still breaking in their ship and itching for first contact with another civilization. Captain Archer hears...

grappler

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A retractable arm-and-cable piece of equipment attached to the Enterprise NX-01. The grappler is used to deploy equipment and to grasp and reel in objects, such as shuttles.

hand scanner, Starfleet

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An early 22nd century Earth Starfleet precursor to the tricorder: an all-purpose handheld device for scanning lifeforms and environments with immediate readout and file-saving, but without any...

immunocytic gel worms

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Part of the menagerie of life forms Dr. Phlox keeps onboard the Enterprise for medicinal purposes.

Interspecies Medical Exchange

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Vulcan-initiated program that facilitates the exchange of knowledge among physicians of many different species. Dr. Phlox served in the program prior to joining the crew of Enterprise. Phlox also...

methyloxide

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Lorillian children are born able to breathe only this particular gas. There is not enough methyloxide in certain atmospheres where Lorillians live (Rigel X, for example), so Lorillian mothers wean...

micro-singularity

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Astrophysical phenomenon. Captain Archer believed micro-singularities were a Vulcan myth. In 2151, Enterprise NX-01 detected unusually charged particles that T'Pol considered evidence of...

Night of the Killer Androids

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This horror film was shown at the Enterprise NX-01's movie night in 2151. Hoshi Sato missed it, but Travis Mayweather told her that she should be glad that she did. Malcolm Reed added that he...

osmotic eel

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Part of Dr. Phlox's medically useful menagerie onboard the Enterprise NX-01. The osmotic eel is good for cauterizing wounds.

phase device

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Technological device used in the 31st century that allows the user to move through solid matter, such as conduits and bulkheads. The device fits on the index and middle fingers, and was brought to...

phase pistol

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A new sidearm weapon introduced for Earth Starfleet use in 2151, with not only more power than the predecessor EM-33 pistol but a variable beam control for a "stun? setting as well as a lethal...

plasma shotgun

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Energy-discharge weapon. Oklahoma farmer Moore used one to shoot the Klingon Klaang upon their unexpected encounter.

pulse rifle, Starfleet

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Long-range standard-issue weapon of the 22nd century Earth Starfleet, which have a stun setting and are powered by rechargeable sarium micro-cells. They remain in use on Enterprise NX-01 despite...

Pyrithian bat

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Perhaps the most notorious of Dr. Phlox's menagerie of medically useful creatures is this species specimen, a female; its fluttery, chaotic escape once helped him distract and defeat a Triannon...

Shuttlepod One

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Commander Tucker and Lt. Reed have been on a mission to test the targeting scanners on Shuttlepod 1, requiring them to fly the craft at least 20,000 kilometers from Enterprise. During their trials...

Silent Enemy

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The Enterprise crew is in the process of deploying the second in a series of subspace amplifiers that will allow better communications with home, when an unidentified ship drops out of warp....

starship transport model

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Archer fondly recalls the times he spent flying his model transport ship with his dad, Dr. Archer. The captain still carries his old boyhood flying model toy aboard the NX-01, and retrieved it to...

subspace amplifiers

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These Starfleet devices are positioned in the galaxy to relay subspace radio transmissions between starships and Earth to other places. The Enterprise NX-01 deployed Echo I, which was the second...

Temporal Cold War

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Mysterious conflict taking place across space-time, endangering the existing timeline. Captain Archer uncovered some information about the war when a humanoid entity (possibly from the 31st...

Temporal Observatory

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Portable virtual observatory of temporal space, circa the 30th century. Crewman Daniels had one of these.

tetracyanate 622

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Industrial lubricant used by Malurian miners. The miners applied this to the drills they used to secretly extract uridium from the Akaali homeworld. The compound is toxic, and contaminated the...

tricyclic plasma drive

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Propulsion system. Tricyclic plasma drive was utilized by certain Suliban stealth ships and leaves a spatial disturbance. If one measures the decay rate of the plasma, one may be able to follow...

triglobulin

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Substance released into the bloodstream by the zymuth gland in the Axanar species. This substance is much like human lymphatic fluid and is sometimes harvested by other species for such things as...

Warp Five Complex

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Starfleet's main center for constructing this innovative propulsion system for deep space exploration. The complex was dedicated by Zefram Cochrane in 2119. Henry Archer did much of his important...

zymuth gland

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This gland is located in the neck of the Axanar species. The zymuth gland releases triglobulin into the bloodstream. Several Axanar were killed and their triglobulin was harvested by an unknown...

2151

Acquisition

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When the entire crew is rendered unconscious, a quartet of large-eared, bickering thieves invades Enterprise. These plunderers, the Ferengi, are determined to make off with everything that's not...

Andorian Imperial Guard

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Andorian military force. Jonathan Archer and members of his crew were taken prisoner by the Guard in 2151 when the Andorians suspected the Vulcans of hiding a sensor array in the sacred temple P'Jem.

Andorian Incident, The

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As Enterprise warps through the depths of space, Captain Archer decides to take the opportunity to visit a nearby ancient Vulcan monastery called P'Jem, a sanctuary for meditation and "Kolinahr,"...

beresium ore

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The asteroid that hit the home planet of the human Terra Nova colony contained this as a primary geological element. The thermo-shock of the impact created the "poison rain" that drove the...

Bore Worm

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According to Malcolm Reed and Hoshi Sato, this insect lays its eggs in the ear of a humanoid host.

Breaking the Ice

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The Enterprise crew is thrilled to encounter the biggest comet humans have ever seen, one that's 82.6 kilometers in diameter with a spectacular tail. Learning the comet contains large quantities...

Dear Doctor

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Now that the Enterprise crew is communicating regularly with Earth, Hoshi observes that Dr. Phlox is getting more letters from home than anyone else. Phlox has been corresponding with a human...

Dermal Plating

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Anatomical attribute of the Xyrillians. For this species, dermal plating serves as a mood sensory organ. The Xyrillian engineer Ah'len was surprised to see that Trip Tucker did not have dermal...

Digger

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The Novan colonists hunted these scaly, beetle-like creatures. They used them for food and sometimes used the bones as musical instruments. The term "digger" can also be used as an insult.

Drayjin

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These boar-like creatures were hunted by the Eskans for sport and food on the rogue planet. It is unclear if the Drayjin is an actual lifeform, or if this is how the Eskans saw the rogue planet's...

eisilium

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A large amount of this rare mineral was discovered inside a comet encountered by the Enterprise NX-01.

eisilium

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Mass quantities of this rare mineral were discovered inside the comet encountered by the Enterprise NX-01 in 2151.

fire wolves

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Animals found on the rogue planet. It is unclear as to whether this is an actual species, or merely how the native shapeshifter species appears to the Eskan hunters.

Fortunate Son

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Sent by Admiral Forrest to respond to an automated distress call, Enterprise intercepts the Earth cargo freighter Fortunate and finds it badly damaged and not responding to hails. Captain Archer...

Fusion

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En route to exploring the Arachnid Nebula, the crew of Enterprise NX-01 is hailed by a civilian Vulcan ship. The ship's captain, Tavin, reveals that his vessel is in need of repairs. Archer offers...

Fusion

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Jazz club in San Francisco. T'Pol visited this club when she was stationed at the Vulcan Consulate. She felt invigorated by the music, and recalled the incident via a dream she had while trying to...

Kamaraazite flu

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Severe symptoms characterize this nasty viral infection. Dr. Phlox once had a patient afflicted with Kamaraazite flu who sneezed so violently he almost regurgitates his pineal gland.

mirazine

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Pharmaceutical that reduces decompression time. When Trip Tucker returned from the Xyrillian vessel, Dr. Phlox gave him 40 miligrams of mirazine to cut the normal six-hour decompression time in half.

MK-33

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Projectile weapon used in the 21st century. The Novan Athan held one while standing guard over Malcolm Reed.

niaxilin

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This drug is used to separate mating Denobulans, should they become too vigorous. Dr. Phlox explained this to his human friend Dr. Lucas, as Dr. Lucas was serving on Denobula.

Oasis

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Archer, Tucker and T'Pol partake in a spicy dinner with an exotic alien trader named D'Marr, discussing with him their needs for raw materials to patch up Enterprise. In exchange for a few...

polycocyx astris

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This virulent species of space-dwelling microbe is found inside grains of interstellar dust. It can drift in a dormant state for millions of years before infecting a host and causing a rather...

priaxate

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Dr. Phlox prescribed this medication to the Valakians in order to ease the symptoms of the disease the species suffered from.

Rogue Planet

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Captain Archer is eager to investigate the dark surface of a "rogue" planet — one that has broken out of its orbit. Due to hot gas venting from the planet's interior, small oases have...

Shadows of P'Jem

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Admiral Forrest learns from Ambassador Soval that the sacred Vulcan monastery at P'Jem has been destroyed, a result of Captain Archer's discovery of a surveillance station beneath the sanctuary...

Sleeping Dogs

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Hoshi's target practice with Reed is interrupted when Enterprise drops out of warp to investigate a Class-9 gas giant. A probe is launched into the planet's massive atmosphere and to the crew's...

Strange New World

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The infinite blackness of space is interrupted for the Enterprise crew by the discovery of a beautiful new world — a natural Eden of unexplored mountains, rivers, wildflower fields and...

sun viper

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A predatory bird species of the Skagaran colony world desert near the human settlements.

Teneebian skunk

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One of these mammalian life forms lived onboard the cargo ship Fortunate as a pet for the children.

teraphasic coils

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Component of Xyrillian technology. A Xyrillian ship secretly used plasma exhaust from Enterprise NX-01 to replenish their malfunctioning teraphasic coils. When they were discovered, Trip Tucker...

Terra Nova

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Over 75 years ago the spaceship Conestoga left Earth on a nine-year one-way mission to establish the first human colony outside the solar system, called Terra Nova. The colony thrived on their...

Triaxian silk

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This elegant type of textile was offered to T'Pol by trader D'Marr in exchange for a protein resequencer. Trip Tucker noted that T'Pol would look good in Triaxian silk.

trifluorinate

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Dental sealant that prevents tooth decay. T'Pol developed a cavity in one of her tricuspids, despite having her teeth treated with trifluorinate 23 years prior.

tropolisine

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Natural psychotropic compound. Tropolisine is found in the flower pollen of a planet encountered by Enterprise NX-01 in 2151. Strong winds caused it to take effect on the visiting crewmembers, who...

Unexpected

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A rash of odd malfunctions are afflicting the Enterprise NX-01, such as a gravity outage while Captain Archer is showering. Chief Engineer Tucker determines that the ship's plasma exhaust flow is...

2152

Carbon Creek

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Celebrating T'Pol's first full year with the Enterprise crew over dinner, Archer asks why her record states that she once took a five-day leave to visit an old Pennsylvania mining town called...

Catwalk

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As Captain Archer prepares to lead a survey team to an uninhabited planet, Enterprise is suddenly hailed by a trio of aliens seeking refuge. The aliens warn Archer that a deadly neutronic...

Desert Crossing

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After a brief detour, Enterprise and its crew are back on their way to famed pleasure planet Risa. Everyone is eagerly anticipating a long overdue shore leave ... until they pick up a distress...

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