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NOUN | 1 | T, thymine | A base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine |
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2 | T, deoxythymidine monophosphate | One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA | |
3 | t, metric ton, MT, tonne | A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms | |
4 | T, terabyte, TB | A unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes | |
5 | T | The 20th letter of the Roman alphabet | |
6 | T, triiodothyronine, liothyronine | Thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity | |
7 | T, thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine | Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells |
Sounds | tiy' |
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Rhymes | ability, abnormality, absentee, and 620 more rhymes in tiy at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine. Pairs with adenine. |
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Synonyms | thymine |
Broader | pyrimidine |
Substance of | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA |
Meaning | One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA. All four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose). |
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Synonyms | deoxythymidine monophosphate |
Broader | nucleotide |
Meaning | A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms. |
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Synonyms | metric ton, MT, tonne |
Parts | quintal |
Broader | metric weight unit, weight unit |
Meaning | A unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes. |
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Synonyms | terabyte, TB |
Parts | gigabyte, G, GB |
Broader | computer memory unit |
Meaning | The 20th letter of the Roman alphabet. |
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Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet |
Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character |
Meaning | 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. |
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Synonyms | triiodothyronine, liothyronine |
Broader | thyroid hormone |
Meaning | Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells. |
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Examples | "thyroxine is 65% iodine" |
Synonyms | thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine |
Broader | thyroid hormone |