| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tarsometatarsal | adjective | Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations., Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus. |
| tarsometatarsus | noun | The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus. |
| tartini’s tones | See the Note under Tone. | |
| technicological | adjective | Technological; technical. |
| tectibranchiata | noun pl. | An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples. |
| tectibranchiate | adjective | Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata., A tectibranchiate mollusk. |
| telepolariscope | noun | A polariscope arranged to be attached to a telescope. |
| telestereoscope | noun | A stereoscope adapted to view distant natural objects or landscapes; a telescopic stereoscope. |
| telethermometer | noun | An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, as by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise. |
| tentaculiferous | adjective | Producing or bearing tentacles. |
| terebratuliform | adjective | Having the general form of a terebratula shell. |
| territorialized | imp. & past participle | of Territorialize |
| tetrabranchiata | noun pl. | An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites, Baculites, Orthoceras, etc. |
| tetrabranchiate | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Tetrabranchiata., One of the Tetrabranchiata. |
| tetractinellida | noun pl. | A division of Spongiae in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also Tetractinellinae. |
| tetrahexahedral | adjective | Pertaining to a tetrahexahedron. |
| tetrahexahedron | noun | A solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube. |
| tetrapnuemonian | noun | One of the Tetrapneumona. |
| tetrasyllabical | adjective | Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic. |
| thankworthiness | noun | The quality or state of being thankworthy. |
| theophilosophic | adjective | Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining to the combination of theism and philosophy. |
| theosophistical | adjective | Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical. |
| thermobarometer | noun | An instrument for determining altitudes by the boiling point of water. |
| thermochemistry | noun | That branch of chemical science which includes the investigation of the various relations existing between chemical action and that manifestation of force termed heat, or the determination of the heat evolved by, or employed in, chemical actions. |
| thermomagnetism | noun | Magnetism as affected or caused by the action of heat; the relation of heat to magnetism. |
| thermosystaltic | adjective | Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; — said of a muscle. |
| thunderstriking | present participle & vb. noun | of Thunderstrike |
| tittle-tattling | noun | The act or habit of parting idly or gossiping. |
| toreumatography | noun | A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal. |
| trachelorrhaphy | noun | The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus. |
| tracheobranchia | noun | One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to those of other insects. |
| trades-unionist | noun | Alt. of Trade-unionist |
| tranquilization | noun | Alt. of Tranquillization |
| trancscendental | adjective | Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities., In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is transcendental, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is does not transcend all human knowledge, or become transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience., Vaguely and ambitiously extravagant in speculation, imagery, or diction. |
| transelementate | verb t. | To change or transpose the elements of; to transubstantiate. |
| transferability | noun | The quality or state of being transferable. |
| transferography | noun | The act or process of copying inscriptions, or the like, by making transfers. |
| transfiguratien | noun | A change of form or appearance; especially, the supernatural change in the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount., A feast held by some branches of the Christian church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the miraculous change above mentioned. |
| transgressional | adjective | Of pertaining to transgression; involving a transgression. |
| transliteration | noun | The act or product of transliterating, or of expressing words of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet. |
| transmutability | noun | The quality of being transmutable. |
| transplantation | noun | The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal., The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and the insertion of them in another place where there is a lesion; as, the transplantation of tissues in autoplasty., The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver. |
| transpositional | adjective | Of or pertaining to transposition; involving transposition. |
| triacontahedral | adjective | Having thirty sides. |
| trigonometrical | Of or pertaining to trigonometry; performed by the rules of trigonometry. | |
| trumpet-tongued | adjective | Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech. |
| tuberculization | noun | The development of tubercles; the condition of one who is affected with tubercles. |
| tubulibranchian | noun | One of the Tubulibranchiata. |
| turnbull’s blue | The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian. | |
| twittle-twattle | noun | Tattle; gabble. |