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Tout EnsemblenounMWEan assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a wholeverified
Tow CarnounMWEa truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)verified
Tower of StrengthnounMWEa person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfortverified
Town HallnounMWEa government building that houses administrative offices of a town governmentverified
Town HousenounMWEa house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common wallsverified
Town PlanningnounMWEdetermining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a communityverified
Towneenountownsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dwellerverified
Toxaemianounan abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urineverified
Toxemianounan abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urineverified
Toxic DumpsitenounMWEa location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)verified
Toxic ShocknounMWEsyndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcusverified
Toxic Shock SyndromenounMWEsyndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcusverified
Toxic SitenounMWEa site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned upverified
Toxic Waste AreanounMWEa site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned upverified
Toxic Waste DumpnounMWEa location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)verified
Toxic Waste SitenounMWEa location where toxic waste is being or has been disposed of, often illegallyverified
Toxicognathnouneither of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipedeverified
Toxicologynounthe branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisonsverified
Toxinnouna poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal speciesverified
Toxoidnouna bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxinverified
Toyonnounornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruitsverified
Trabeculanounrod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)verified
Trace ElementnounMWEan element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processesverified
Trace ProgramnounMWEa utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another programverified
TraceabilitynounAbility to trace the history, application or location of an entity by means of recorded identification. ["Chain of custody" is a related term.] Alternatively, traceability is a property of the result of a measurement or the value of a standard whereby it can be related with a stated uncertainty, to stated references, usually national or international standards, i.e. through an unbroken chain of comparisons. In this context, The standards referred to here are measurement standards rather than written standards.Capability
Tracernoun(radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processesverified
TraceroutenounTraceroute is a tool the maps the route a packet takes from the local machine to a remote destination.Capability
Tracheanounmembranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchiverified
Tracheobronchitisnouncommon respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchiverified
Tracheostomynouna surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for airverified
Tracheotomynouna surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for airverified
Trachomanouna chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissueverified