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tribromomethane |
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colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 |
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trifluoromethane |
Noun
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colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform) |
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tri-iodomethane |
Noun
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sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 |
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tribasic acid |
Noun
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an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule |
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tritium |
Noun
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a radioactive isotope of hydrogen |
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tetrabasic acid |
Noun
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an acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule |
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tetraethyl lead |
Noun
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a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking |
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transuranic element |
Noun
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any element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which is the atomic number of uranium) |
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thermoplastic resin |
Noun
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a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled |
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terbium metal |
Noun
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a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium |
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tungsten |
Noun
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a heavy grey-white metallic element |
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terra alba |
Noun
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a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar) |
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terra alba |
Noun
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fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather |
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terra alba |
Noun
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finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment |
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town gas |
Noun
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coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use |
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tantalum |
Noun
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a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion |
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technetium |
Noun
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a crystalline metallic element not found in nature |
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tellurium |
Noun
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a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur |
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triose |
Noun
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any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule |
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tetrose |
Noun
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any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule |
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terbium |
Noun
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a metallic element of the rare earth group |
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thallium |
Noun
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a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air |
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thorium |
Noun
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a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element |
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thorium-228 |
Noun
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radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228 |
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thulium |
Noun
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a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group |
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titanium |
Noun
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a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts) |
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type metal |
Noun
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an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type |
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transparent quartz |
Noun
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a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment |
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thrombin |
Noun
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an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot |
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tumor necrosis factor |
Noun
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a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells monocytes and macrophages |
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topsoil |
Noun
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the layer of soil on the surface |
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tumour necrosis factor |
Noun
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a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages) |
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tremolite |
Noun
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a white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos |
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thiazine |
Noun
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a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom |
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thiodiphenylamine |
Noun
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a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites |
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testosterone |
Noun
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a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes |
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trans fatty acid |
Noun
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a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape) |
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theelin |
Noun
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a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary |
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tributyrin |
Noun
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a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid |
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tetrachloromethane |
Noun
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a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils |
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tetramethyldiarsine |
Noun
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a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups |
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thiamine pyrophosphate |
Noun
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a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle |
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top fermenting yeast |
Noun
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brewer's yeast used in top fermentation of ale |
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template RNA |
Noun
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the template for protein synthesis |
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tri-iodothyronine |
Noun
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thyronine with three iodine atoms added |
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thinner |
Noun
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a diluting agent |
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trichloroethylene |
Noun
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a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant |
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trichloroethane |
Noun
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a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant |
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transudate |
Noun
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a substance that transudes |
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turd |
Noun
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obscene terms for feces |