| NOUN | substance | T, thymine | a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine |
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| substance | T, deoxythymidine monophosphate | one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA | |
| quantity | t, metric ton, MT, tonne | a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms | |
| communication | T / t | the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet | |
| body | T, triiodothyronine, liothyronine | thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity | |
| body | 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 ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine. | |
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| Synonym | thymine | |
| Broader | pyrimidine | Any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine |
| Substance of | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix |
| Spanish | timina | |
| Catalan | timina | |
| 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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| Synonym | deoxythymidine monophosphate | |
| Broader | nucleotide, base | A phosphoric ester of a nucleoside |
| Meaning | A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms. | |
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| Synonyms | metric ton, MT, tonne | |
| Parts | quintal | A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms |
| Broader | metric weight unit, weight unit | A decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
| Spanish | tonelada métrica, tonelada | |
| Catalan | tona mètrica, tona | |
| Meaning | The 20th letter of the Roman alphabet. | |
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| Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet | The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe |
| Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
| Spanish | T | |
| Catalan | t | |
| 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 | Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically |
| Spanish | triiodotironina | |
| Catalan | triiodotironina | |
| Meaning | hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells. | |
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| Synonyms | thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine | |
| Broader | thyroid hormone | Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically |
| Spanish | tiroxina | |
| Catalan | tiroxina | |
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