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Threshernounlarge pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feedverified
Thresher SharknounMWElarge pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feedverified
Thresher's LungnounMWEalveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hayverified
Threshing MachinenounMWEa farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and strawverified
thresholdnounThe level which must be exceeded in order for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occurred or be manifested.Metric
Threshold FunctionnounMWEa function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwiseverified
Threshold OperationnounMWEan operation performed on operands in order to obtain the value of a threshold functionverified
Thriftnounany of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowersverified
Thrift InstitutionnounMWEa depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buyingverified
ThroatwortnounEuropean bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throatverified
Thrombasthenianouna rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage resultsverified
Thrombocytopenianouna blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the bloodverified
Thrombocytopenic PurpuranounMWEpurpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factorsverified
Thrombocytosisnounincrease in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to formverified
Thromboembolismnounocclusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombusverified
Thrombokinasenounan enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clotverified
Thrombolyticnouna kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscleverified
Thrombolytic AgentnounMWEa kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscleverified
Thrombolytic TherapynounMWEtherapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clotverified
Thrombopenianouna blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the bloodverified
Thromboplastinnounan enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clotverified
Thrombosisnounthe formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vesselverified
Thrombusnouna blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of originverified
Throstlenouna spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuouslyverified
Throw-Weightnounthe weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)verified
Throwing BoardnounMWEa device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spearverified
Throwing SticknounMWEa device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spearverified
Thrust FaultnounMWEa geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compressionverified
Thrust StagenounMWEa theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sidesverified
Thumb IndexnounMWEone of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sectionsverified
Thumbnutnouna threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turningverified
Thunder LizardnounMWEhuge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassicverified
Thunderbirdnounin mythology, the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great birdverified
Thuriblenouna container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)verified
Thymenounleaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetablesverified