Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
tylarus |
noun |
One of the pads on the under surface of the toes of birds. |
tyloses |
plural |
of Tylosis |
tylosis |
noun |
An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the cavity of another, sometimes forming there an irregular mass of cells. |
tympani |
plural |
of Tympano |
tympano |
noun |
A kettledrum; — chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra. See Kettledrum. |
tympana |
plural |
of Tympanum |
tympany |
noun |
A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites., Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. |
typhoid |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to typhus; resembling typhus; of a low grade like typhus; as, typhoid symptoms. |
typhoon |
noun |
A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas. |
typhous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus. |
typical |
adjective |
Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative., Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus. |
tyranny |
noun |
The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government., Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster., Severity; rigor; inclemency. |
tyrosin |
noun |
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, — as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol derivative. |
tything |
noun |
See Tithing. |