T — English Dictionary

Character

1. The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • letter
   • uppercase

   Examples

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   Both EE and SSBE feature glottal stops – unvoiced Ts – but in EE it can happen in the middle of words – eg “wa’er for “water” – whereas in SSBE it happens only at the end of words.

Numeral

1. The twentieth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • uppercase
   • number

Proper noun

1. AT&T.

   Related words

   WLOTOTLOTW

2. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • with the

   Examples

   I'm going to take the T.

3. The roughly T-shaped rural part of Pennsylvania, located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • with the

   Synonyms

   Pennsyltucky

   Examples

   The candidate needs to win the T to take the state.

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   thymine

   Broader terms

   pyrimidine

2. nucleotide derived from thymine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group

   Synonyms

   deoxythymidine monophosphateTMPdTMPthymidylic acidthymidine monophosphatedeoxythymidylic acid

   Broader terms

   nucleotidebase

3. the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet

   Synonyms

   t

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character

4. 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

   triiodothyronineliothyronine

   Broader terms

   thyroid hormone

5. hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells

   Synonyms

   thyroxinethyroxintetraiodothyronine

   Broader terms

   thyroid hormone

   Examples

   thyroxine is 65% iodine