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Trochlear NervenounMWEeither of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyesverified
Trochlearisnouneither of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyesverified
Trogonnounforest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tailsverified
Trojan horsenounMWEA computer program that appears to have a useful function, but also has a hidden and potentially malicious function that evades security mechanisms, sometimes by exploiting legitimate authorizations of a system entity that invokes the program.Threat
Trolley CoachnounMWEa passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wiresverified
Trombiculidnounmite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebratesverified
Trombonenouna brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slideverified
Trompe L'oeilnounMWEa painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its realityverified
Trophobiosisnouna symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food productverified
Trophoblastic CancernounMWEmalignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorionverified
Tropical MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regionsverified
Tropical SpruenounMWEa chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adultsverified
Tropical YearnounMWEthe time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxesverified
Tropical ZonenounMWEthe part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricornverified
Trotlinenouna long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)verified
Trousernouna garment or part of a garment designed for or relating to trousers, otherwise known as pantsverified
Trouser ClipnounMWEa clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chainverified
Trouser PressnounMWEa home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed outverified
Troutnounany of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmonsverified
Trucklingnounthe act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)verified
True AnomalynounMWEthe angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degreesverified