<B>trypanosome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of minute, parasitic, flagellate protozoans inhabiting the blood of vertebrates, usually transmitted by blood-sucking insects or leeches and causing serious diseases, such as African sleeping sickness and nagana. </DL>
<A NAME="trypanosomiasis">
<B>trypanosomiasis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> diseases caused by infection by trypanosomes. </DL>
<A NAME="tryparsamide">
<B>tryparsamide, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline drug used to treat syphilis and sleeping sickness. </DL>
<A NAME="trypot">
<B>try pot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large iron pot used by whalers to remove the oil from blubber by cooking. </DL>
<A NAME="trypsin">
<B>trypsin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an enzyme in the juice secreted by the pancreas, that aids in digestion by changing proteins into peptones by hydrolysis. <DD><B> 2. </B>any enzyme having a similar function. </DL>
<A NAME="trypsinogen">
<B>trypsinogen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an inactive form of the pancreatic enzyme trypsin, converted into trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine. </DL>
<A NAME="tryptamine">
<B>tryptamine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline substance closely related to serotonin, formed in the tissues from tryptophan. </DL>
<A NAME="tryptic">
<B>tryptic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with trypsin. </DL>
<A NAME="tryptophan">
<B>tryptophan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, solid, essential amino acid formed from proteins by the digestive action of trypsin. </DL>
<A NAME="tryptophane">
<B>tryptophane, </B>noun. =tryptophan.</DL>
<A NAME="trysail">
<B>trysail, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small triangular or four-sided sail attached to a gaff, on the foremast, mainmast, or a small extra mast, and used in stormy weather; spencer. </DL>
<A NAME="trysailmast">
<B>trysail mast,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small mast behind the foremast, on which a trysail is set. </DL>
<A NAME="trysquare">
<B>try square,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument consisting of two straight pieces attached at right angles to each other, used for drawing right angles or for testing the squareness of anything. </DL>
<A NAME="tryst">
<B>tryst, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an appointment or engagement to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made by lovers. <DD><B> 2. </B>an appointed meeting. <DD><B> 3. </B>a place of meeting by appointment or engagement; rendezvous. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Scottish.) a market or fair, especially for cattle. <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Especially Scottish.) tomake an agreement (to do something with a person), especially to fix a time and place of meeting (with someone). <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Especially Scottish.) <B>1. </B>to engage with (a person) to meet at a given place and time; agree to meet. <DD><B> 2. </B>to fix (a time or place). noun <B>tryster.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="trystingplace">
<B>trysting place,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an appointed meeting place; place where a tryst is to be kept. </DL>
<A NAME="tsadi">
<B>tsadi</B> or <B>tsade, </B>noun. =sadhe.</DL>
<A NAME="tsar">
<B>tsar, </B>noun. =czar.</DL>
<A NAME="tsardom">
<B>tsardom, </B>noun. =czardom.</DL>
<A NAME="tsarevitch">
<B>tsarevitch, </B>noun. =czarevitch.</DL>
<A NAME="tsarevna">
<B>tsarevna, </B>noun. =czarevna.</DL>
<A NAME="tsarina">
<B>tsarina, </B>noun. =czarina.</DL>
<A NAME="tsarism">
<B>tsarism, </B>noun. =czarism.</DL>
<A NAME="tsarist">
<B>tsarist</B> or <B>Tsarist, </B>adjective, noun. =czarist.</DL>
<A NAME="tsaritza">
<B>tsaritza</B> or <B>tsaritsa, </B>noun. =czarina.</DL>
<A NAME="tsessebe">
<B>tsessebe, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bes</B> or (collectively) <B>-be.</B> =sassaby.</DL>
<A NAME="tsetsefly">
<B>tsetse fly,</B> or <B>tsetse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of two-winged African flies that suck the blood of mammals and transmit disease. One kind transmits the parasite that causes sleeping sickness, and another kind carries a disease of horses and other domestic animals. Also, <B>tzetze fly,</B> <B>tzetze.</B> </DL>
<B>TSH</B> (no periods) or <B>T.S.H.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> thyroid stimulating hormone; thyrotropin. </DL>
<A NAME="tshi">
<B>Tshi, </B>noun, pl. <B>Tshi</B> or <B>Tshis.</B> =Twi.</DL>
<A NAME="tshiluba">
<B>Tshiluba, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Bantu language used widely in Zaire as a lingua franca. </DL>
<A NAME="tshirt">
<B>T-shirt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a light, close-fitting knitted shirt with short sleeves and no collar, worn for sports or as part of a dress or suit when decorated with colorful designs. <BR> <I>Ex. For work or casual lunches, ... the ensemble can be worn with Klein's buff T-shirt (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an undershirt like this. <DD><B> 3. </B>a collarless polo shirt. Also, <B>tee shirt.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tsimshian">
<B>Tsimshian, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a member of an American Indian tribe of the northwestern coast of British Columbia. <DD><B> 2. </B>the language of this tribe, related to Penutian. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Tsimshians or their language. </DL>
<A NAME="tsp">
<B>tsp.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>teaspoon or teaspoons. <DD><B> 2. </B>teaspoonful. </DL>
<A NAME="tsquare">
<B>T square,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a T-shaped ruler used for making lines, especially parallel lines. The shorter arm slides along the edge of the drawing board which serves as a guide. </DL>
<A NAME="tstrap">
<B>T-strap, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a woman's shoe with a vertical center strap that fastens to a strap around the ankle. <DD><I>adj. </I> having such straps. </DL>
<A NAME="tsunami">
<B>tsunami, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an oceanic tidal wave caused by a submarine earthquake or volcanic eruption. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) anything like a tsunami. <BR> <I>Ex. Amid the calm, before the tsunami of press and reviews ... Ellroy is regrouping himself for the next step in an ambitious career (New York Magazine).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tsunamic">
<B>tsunamic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a tsunami. </DL>
<A NAME="tsutsugamushidisease">
tsutsugamushi disease, =scrub typhus.</DL>
<A NAME="tsutsumu">
<B>tsutsumu, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the Japanese art of packaging. </DL>
<A NAME="tswana">
<B>Tswana, </B>noun, pl. <B>-na</B> or <B>-nas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of the Bantu people of Botswana; Bechuana. <DD><B> 2. </B>the language of this people; Setswana. </DL>
<A NAME="ttauristar">
<B>T Tauri star,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of very distant, variable stars found between clouds of dust and gas, usually associated with nebulae. </DL>
<A NAME="ttime">
<B>T-time, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the moment at the end of the countdown when a rocket or missile is launched. </DL>
<A NAME="tts">
<B>TTS</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> teletypesetter. </DL>
<A NAME="tu">
<B>Tu</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> thulium (chemical element). The accepted abbreviation today is <I>Tm.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tu">
<B>Tu.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Tuesday. </DL>
<A NAME="tu">
<B>T.U.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> trade union or trade unions. </DL>
<A NAME="tuan">
<B>tuan</B> or <B>Tuan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a title of respect, equivalent to sir, master, or lord in certain areas of southeastern Asia. <BR> <I>Ex. they called him Tuan Jim: as one might say--Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tuareg">
<B>Tuareg, </B>noun, pl. <B>-regs</B> or <B>-reg.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a Moslem nomad of the Sahara speaking a Hamitic language of the Libyan or Berber group. <DD><B> 2. </B>this language. Also, <B>Touareg.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tuatara">
<B>tuatara, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large lizardlike reptile of New Zealand, the only surviving member of a prehistoric order of reptiles; sphenodon. </DL>
<A NAME="tuatera">
<B>tuatera, </B>noun. =tuatara.</DL>
<A NAME="tuath">
<B>tuath, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Irish tribal group or territorial division during the time the Celts gained control of Ireland. </DL>
<A NAME="tub">
<B>tub, </B>noun, verb, <B>tubbed,</B> <B>tubbing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a large, open container for washing or bathing. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=bathtub.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) a bath. <BR> <I>Ex. He takes a cold tub every morning.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a round, wooden container for holding butter, lard, or something similar, in bulk, especially one made of staves and hoops. (SYN) firkin, kit. <DD><B> 5. </B>as much as a tub can hold; contents of a tub. <DD><B> 6. </B>a thing or person resembling a tub, especially in clumsy squatness of line or bulkiness of form: <DD><B> a. </B>(Informal.) a clumsy, slow boat or ship, especially one which is too broad in proportion to its length. <DD><B> b. </B>(Slang.) a fat person. <DD><B> 7. </B>a small cask or keg containing about four gallons, especially of brandy, rum, or other liquor (a smugglers' term). <DD><B> 8a. </B>a car for carrying ore in a mine; tram. <DD><B> b. </B>a bucket or box in which coal or ore is sent up from or conveyed in a mine. <DD><B> c. </B>the lining of a mine shaft. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to wash or bathe in a tub. <DD><B> 2. </B>to put or pack in a tub. <DD><B> 3. </B>to plant in a tub. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be washed or bathed in a tub. </DL>
<A NAME="tuba">
<B>tuba</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-bas,</B> <B>-bae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a large, brass wind musical instrument that is low in pitch; bass horn. <DD><B> 2. </B>a very powerful, 8-foot, organ reed stop. <DD><B> 3. </B>a long, straight war trumpet of the ancient Romans. </DL>
<A NAME="tuba">
<B>tuba</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an alcoholic drink of the Philippines, made of the fermented sap of the coconut palm. </DL>
<A NAME="tubal">
<B>tubal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with a tube. <DD><B> 2. </B>occurring in a tube, especially a Fallopian tube. <BR> <I>Ex. tubal pregnancy.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a Fallopian tube. </DL>
<A NAME="tubalcain">
<B>Tubal-cain, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pioneer in making things out of iron and brass (in the Bible, Genesis 4:22). </DL>
