Definitions of T:

  • noun:   the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
  • noun:   a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes
  • noun:   one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
  • noun:   a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
  • noun:   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
  • noun:   hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
    Example: "Thyroxine is 65% iodine"
  • noun:   a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms