a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)
time loan
Noun
a loan that is payable on or before a specified date
tax-exempt security
Noun
a security that is not subject to taxation
tax lien
Noun
lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)
treasury stock
Noun
stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale
treasury shares
Noun
stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale
time draft
Noun
a draft payable at a specified future date
trade balance
Noun
the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise
time bill
Noun
a draft payable at a specified future date
trade gap
Noun
the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise
trial balance
Noun
a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping
travel and entertainment account
Noun
an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
time note
Noun
a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment
tooth decay
Noun
soft decayed area in a tooth
teleprocessing
Noun
data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
tricarboxylic acid cycle
Noun
in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
transpiration
Noun
the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
transpiration
Noun
the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
transpiration
Noun
the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
tumefaction
Noun
the process of tumefying
transmittance
Noun
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
teething
Noun
the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
telophase
Noun
the final stage of mitosis
telophase
Noun
the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
teratogenesis
Noun
the development of defects in an embryo
thermionic emission
Noun
the emission of electrons from very hot substances
thermal emission
Noun
the emission of electrons from very hot substances
thermocoagulation
Noun
congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)
threshold operation
Noun
an operation performed on operands in order to obtain the value of a threshold function
thrombolysis
Noun
the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots
top fermentation
Noun
a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid
transamination
Noun
the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another
transamination
Noun
the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound
transduction
Noun
the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
transduction
Noun
(genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
translocation
Noun
(genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts
translocation
Noun
the transport of dissolved material within a plant
teraflop
Noun
(computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
terabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
terabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes
tebibyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
TB
Noun
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
telephone unit
Noun
a unit of measurement for telephone use
temperature unit
Noun
a unit of measurement for temperature
terabit
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
tebibit
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibits or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bits
tesla
Noun
a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter