| testis |
a testicle. |
| testosterone |
a steroid hormone produced in the testes that is responsible for stimulating the development of male sex organs, secondary sex characteristics, and sperm. |
| test pilot |
a pilot who flies new or experimental aircraft to examine their conformity to design standards and ascertain their fitness for use. |
| test tube |
a thin hollow glass cylinder, closed at one end, that is used chiefly in biological and chemical laboratories, esp. in conducting experiments. |
| test-tube |
made in or as if in a test tube; synthetic or artificial. [2 definitions] |
| testudo |
a movable fireproof shelter, sometimes formed by overlapping shields, that was held by ancient Roman foot soldiers during sieges. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. [2 definitions] |
| Tet |
the festival of the lunar New Year, celebrated by the Vietnamese. |
| tetanus |
an often fatal infectious disease involving rigidness and spasms of the muscles, esp. in the neck and lower jaw, and caused by a bacterium that usu. gains entry to the body through a wound. [2 definitions] |
| tête-à-tête |
a conversation between two people in private. [3 definitions] |
| teth |
the name of the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| tether |
a rope, chain, leash, or the like by which an animal, balloon, or other moving or movable object is fastened. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |