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English noun: T | |||
| 1. | T (substance) a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine | ||
| Synonyms | thymine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pyrimidine | ||
| Substance meronym | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA | ||
| 2. | T (substance) one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) | ||
| Synonyms | deoxythymidine monophosphate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | base, nucleotide | ||
| 3. | t (quantity) a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms | ||
| Synonyms | metric ton, MT, tonne | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metric weight unit, weight unit | ||
| Part holonym | quintal | ||
| 4. | T (communication) the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet | ||
| Member meronym | Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet | ||
| 5. | T (body) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | liothyronine, triiodothyronine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thyroid hormone | ||
| 6. | T (body) hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells | ||
| Samples | Thyroxine is 65% iodine. | ||
| Synonyms | tetraiodothyronine, thyroxin, thyroxine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thyroid hormone | ||
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