| tetherball |
a game, usu. played by two people, in which a ball suspended by a cord from a post is hit with the hand or a paddle, the object being to wrap the cord fully around the post. |
| Teti |
the first pharaoh of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty, reigning in the middle of the third millenium B.C.E. (2345 B.C.E.?-- 2333 B.C.E?). |
| tetra |
any of several small brightly colored tropical fish that are common in fresh water aquariums. |
| tetra- |
four. |
| tetracycline |
an antibiotic derived from certain microorganisms or synthesized, used to treat many different infections. |
| tetrad |
a group or set of four. [3 definitions] |
| tetraethyl lead |
a poisonous, colorless liquid compound of lead used chiefly in gasoline to improve combustion and reduce engine knock. |
| tetragram |
a word consisting of four letters. |
| Tetragrammaton |
the four Hebrew letters, usu. transliterated as "YHWH" or "JHWH," representing the name of God, considered too holy to be spoken aloud. |
| tetrahedral |
of or shaped like a tetrahedron. |
| tetrahedron |
a solid figure formed by four triangular faces; triangular pyramid. |
| tetralogy |
any series of four related plays, novels, operas, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| tetrameter |
a line of verse that contains four metrical feet. [3 definitions] |
| tetrapod |
any vertebrate having four limbs, or having evolved from a four-limbed ancestor. |
| tetrarch |
in ancient Rome, the ruler of the fourth part of a province. [2 definitions] |
| tetrarchy |
the rule of, or territory ruled by, a tetrarch. [2 definitions] |
| tetravalent |
having a valence of four. [2 definitions] |
| tetroxide |
an oxide in which any one molecule contains four atoms of oxygen. |
| tetter |
any of several skin diseases, such as eczema or herpes, that cause itching and eruptions of the epidermis. |
| Teuton |
a member of an ancient Germanic people that lived in northern Europe. [2 definitions] |
| Teutonic |
of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |