| tow truck |
a truck equipped to tow disabled or illegally parked vehicles; wrecker. |
| toxemia |
illness due to poisonous substances in the bloodstream, as from eating contaminated food or from infection; blood poisoning. |
| toxic |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from a toxin or other poison. [2 definitions] |
| toxicant |
poisonous; toxic. [2 definitions] |
| toxicity |
the condition, property, or fact of being toxic or containing toxins. |
| toxico- |
poison. |
| toxicology |
the science that deals with poisons and the detection and treatment of poisoning. |
| toxic-shock syndrome |
a sometimes fatal disease, esp. contracted by young women during menstruation, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, and thought to be connected with the use of certain tampons that cause a rapid spread of bacterial infection in the vagina. |
| toxin |
any of a group of poisonous substances secreted by microorganisms. [2 definitions] |
| toxo- |
variant of toxico-. |
| toxoid |
a toxin, used in immunization, that has been rendered nontoxic by chemical or physical means but that retains its capacity to stimulate the production of antibodies. |
| toy |
any object, device, or the like that can be used in play, esp. by children; plaything. [7 definitions] |
| toyon |
a California evergreen, related to the rose, that bears clusters of white flowers and bright red berries. |
| toyshop |
a store in which toys are sold or a workshop in which they are made. |
| tr. |
abbreviation of "transitive," in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object, such as "get." [2 definitions] |
| tra- |
across; over. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. [2 definitions] |
| trace1 |
a visible mark or evidence of a past event or of something having been present. [11 definitions] |
| trace2 |
one of two ropes, chains, or straps used to harness a draft animal to a cart, carriage, or the like. |
| trace element |
a chemical element found in minute quantities in a substance, such as plant or animal tissue or soil. |
| tracer |
someone or something that traces. [3 definitions] |