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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

testimonial
adjective of or relating to or constituting testimony

testimonial
noun something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

testimony
noun a solemn statement made under oath

testiness
touchiness 1 tetchiness noun feeling easily irritated

testing
noun the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; `they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons`

testing ground
laboratory noun a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; `the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories`; `Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism`

testis
testicle noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; `she kicked him in the balls and got away`

testosterone
noun a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics

Testudinidae
family Testudinidae noun land tortoises

Testudo
genus Testudo noun type genus of the Testudinidae

Tet
noun the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th

tetanic
adjective of or relating to or causing tetanus

tetanus
noun a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

tetanus antitoxin
noun antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

tetanus immunoglobulin
tetanus immune globulin noun sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

tetany
tetanilla noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis

tetartanopia
yellow-blindness noun a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned

tetchily
adverb in an ill-natured and tetchy manner; ``Are you sure?` he asked her tetchily`

tete a tete
adverb without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy; `we talked tete-a-tete`

tete-a-tete
head-to-head adjective involving two persons; intimately private; `a tete-a-tete supper`; `a head-to-head conversation`

teth
noun the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

tetherball
noun a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole

tethered
adjective confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain

Tethys
noun (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus

Teton
Lakota noun a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains

Teton Range
noun a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton

tetra
noun brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes

tetrabasic acid
noun an acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

tetracaine
noun a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic

tetrachlorethylene
tetrachloroethylene noun anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes

tetrachloride
noun any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

tetrachoric correlation coefficient
tetrachoric correlation noun a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy

Tetraclinis
genus Tetraclinis noun sandarac tree

tetracycline
Achromycin noun an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections

tetraethyl lead
lead tetraethyl noun a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking

tetrafluoroethylene
noun a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)

tetragonal
adjective of or relating to or shaped like a quadrilateral

Tetragonia
genus Tetragonia noun New Zealand spinach

Tetragonurus
genus Tetragonurus noun a genus of Stromateidae

tetragram
noun a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system

Tetragrammaton
noun four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) signifying the Hebrew name for God which the Jews regarded as too holy to pronounce

tetrahalide
noun any halide containing four halogen atoms in it molecules

tetrahedron
noun any polyhedron having four plane faces

tetrahydrocannabinol
THC noun psychoactive substance present in marijuana

tetrahymena
noun relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research

tetralogy
noun a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)

tetralogy of Fallot
Fallot`s tetralogy noun a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle

tetramerous
adjective having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers

tetrameter
noun a verse line having four metrical feet

tetramethyldiarsine
noun a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air

tetrametric
adjective of or relating to verse lines written in tetrameter

Tetraneuris
genus Tetraneuris noun genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States

Tetranychidae
family Tetranychidae noun plant-feeding mites

Tetrao
genus Tetrao noun type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies

Tetraodontidae
family Tetraodontidae noun puffers

Tetraonidae
family Tetraonidae noun grouse

tetrapod
noun a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages

Tetrapturus
genus Tetrapturus noun a genus of Istiophoridae

tetrasaccharide
noun any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

tetraskelion
tetraskele noun a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center

tetrasporangium
noun a sporangium containing four asexual spores

tetraspore
noun one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium

tetravalent
adjective haveing a valence of four

Tetrazzini
noun a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms

tetri
noun 100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia

tetrode
noun a thermionic tube having four electrodes

tetrodotoxin
noun a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish

tetrose
noun any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule

tetroxide
noun an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule

tetryl
nitramine noun a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators

Tettigoniidae
family Tettigoniidae noun long-horned grasshoppers; katydids

Teucrium
genus Teucrium noun large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia

Teucrium scorodonia
noun European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America

Teutoburger Wald
battle of Teutoburger Wald noun a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legions

Teuton
noun a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans

Teutonic
adjective of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; `Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British`; `Germanic mythology`

Teutonic deity
noun (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons

Teutonist
noun a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England)

Tewkesbury
battle of Tewkesbury noun the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians

Texan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents

Texarkana
noun a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas

Texas bluebonnet
noun closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)

Texas chachalaca
Ortilis vetula macalli noun of Mexico and Texas

Texas fever
noun an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick

Texas horned lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum noun of arid and semiarid open country

Texas Independence Day
March 2 noun Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas` declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836

Texas leaguer
noun (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder

Texas millet
Panicum Texanum noun annual weedy grass used for hay

Texas purple spike
Hexalectris warnockii noun orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas

Texas Ranger
noun a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

Texas snowbell
Texas snowbells noun styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species

Texas star
noun Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads

Texas storksbill
Erodium texanum noun of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico

Texas toad
Bufo speciosus noun nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest

Texas tortoise
noun close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates

text
textual matter noun the words of something written; `there were more than a thousand words of text`; `they handed out the printed text of the mayor`s speech`; `he wants to reconstruct the original text`

text editor
noun (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files

text file
noun (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

text-matching
noun a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text; `Google uses text-matching to find web pages containing a particular text`

textbook
text 2 text edition noun a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; `his economics textbook is in its tenth edition`; `the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy`