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Triploid
- adjective - of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes; "human triploid fetuses are usually spontaneously aborted"
Trochoid
- - The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line; a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any point fixedly connected with a moving curve while the moving curve rolls without slipping on a second fixed curve, the curves all being in one plane. Cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are all trochoids.
Troubled
- verb - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
- move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
Trounced
- verb - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
- defeat heavily in a contest.
- punish
Troweled
- - Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint.
Truanted
- unknown - Skipped school etc
Truckled
- verb - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
- yield to out of weakness
Truffled
- - Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey.
Trundled
- verb - move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"