Noun
- 1. thymine, T, pyrimidine
- usage: a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
- 2. deoxythymidine monophosphate, T, nucleotide, base
- usage: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
- 3. metric ton, MT, tonne, t, metric weight unit, weight unit
- usage: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
- 4. T, t, letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
- usage: the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
- 5. triiodothyronine, liothyronine, T, thyroid hormone
- usage: thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
- 6. thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T, thyroid hormone
- usage: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine"
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