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thyatiranounA considerable city of Lydia situated on the road from Sardes to Germa, mentioned in the Apocalypse of John.
thyronoun
thyestesnoun(Greek mythology) A king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.
thyroninenoun(biochemistry) A phenolic amino acid that occurs naturally only in the iodinated form of thyroxine
thyrsenoun(botany) A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
thyminenoun(organic chemistry, genetics) A heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; it pairs with adenine in DNA.
thyroxinnounAlternative spelling of thyroxine. [(biochemistry) A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.]
thyrotropicnounAble to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland
thymenounAny plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
thyrotropinnoun(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
theronoun(commonly appearing in the masculine and feminine forms thera and therī respectively) an honorific term in Pali for senior bhikkhus and bhikkhunis (Buddhist monks and nuns) in the Buddhist monastic order.
thiotepanounA particular drug used in chemotherapy.
thalloid(botany) Of a plant, alga, or fungus lacking complex organization, especially lacking distinct stems, roots, or leaves.
theriacanounAlternative spelling of theriac. [(pharmacology, historical) A universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate.]
letheannoun(chiefly poetic, Greek mythology) Of or relating to the river Lethe, one of the four rivers of Hades. Those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.
thoronnoun(physics) Radon-220 (²²⁰₈₆Rn; symbol Tn), an isotope of radon
tithonusnounIn Greek mythology, (or ; ) the lover of Eos, Goddess of the Dawn.
atherinenounA small marine fish of the family Atherinidae having a silvery stripe along the sides.
thyrotrophinnounAlternative form of thyrotropin. [(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.]
cythereannoun(uncommon) Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian.

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