Definition of
T
- (noun, body) hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
- (noun, body) thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
- (noun, communication) the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
- (noun, quantity) a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
- (noun, substance) one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
- (noun, substance) a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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Synonyms of T
deoxythymidine monophosphate, liothyronine, metric ton, mt, tetraiodothyronine, thymine, thyroxin, thyroxine, tonne, triiodothyronine
Alternate forms of T
Hypernyms: alphabetic character, base, letter, letter of the alphabet, metric weight unit, nucleotide, pyrimidine, thyroid hormone, weight unit
Origin of the word T
- to cross one's T's (and dot one's i's) "to be exact" is attested from 1849. Phrase to a T "exactly" is recorded from 1693, though the exact signification is uncertain, despite much speculation. The measuring tool called a T-square is recorded by that name from 1785. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like T
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