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Tropics
- noun - either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
- the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
Tropine
- - A white crystalline alkaloid, C8H15NO, produced by decomposing atropine.
Tropism
- noun - an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
Tropist
- - One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.
Trypsin
- noun - an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
Tryptic
- - Relating to trypsin or to its action; produced by trypsin; as, trypsin digestion.
Tuppeny
- adjective - of trifling worth
Turpeth
- - The root of Ipom, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
Tympana
- noun - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
- the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
Tympani
- noun - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it