T

• (noun) hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

  "thyroxine is 65% iodine"

  synonyms : tetraiodothyronine , thyroxin , thyroxine

• (noun) 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

  synonyms : liothyronine , triiodothyronine

• (noun) the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet

• (noun) a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

  synonyms : metric ton , mt , tonne

• (noun) one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

  synonyms : deoxythymidine monophosphate

• (noun) a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

  synonyms : thymine

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