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
tical
Noun
the basic unit of money in Thailand
thebe
Noun
100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana
toea
Noun
100 toea equal 1 kina in Papua New Guinea
tetri
Noun
100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia
tenge
Noun
the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan
tenge
Noun
100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan
tiyin
Noun
100 tiyin equal 1 tenge in Kazakhstan
tiyin
Noun
100 tiyin equal 1 som in Uzbekistan
tambala
Noun
100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi
tyiyn
Noun
100 tyiyn equal 1 som in Kyrgyzstan
tanga
Noun
100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
three-fourths
Noun
three of four equal parts
therm
Noun
a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
troy
Noun
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones
troy weight
Noun
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones
troy unit
Noun
any of the unit of the troy system of weights
tenth part
Noun
a tenth part
ten percent
Noun
a tenth part
twelfth part
Noun
one part in twelve equal parts
tael
Noun
a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces