DICTOMETER

T

(t)

1. Synonyms:
   • Thymine
   • T
   Definitions:
   • a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine
   • pairs with adenine
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Deoxythymidine monophosphate
   • T
   Definitions:
   • one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
   • all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Metric ton
   • MT
   • Tonne
   • T
   Definitions:
   • a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • T
   • T
   Definitions:
   • the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Triiodothyronine
   • Liothyronine
   • T
   Definitions:
   • 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. Synonyms:
   • Thyroxine
   • Thyroxin
   • Tetraiodothyronine
   • T
   Definitions:
   • hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
   Examples:
   • Thyroxine is 65% iodine