Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun t

6 senses of t

Sense 1
thymine, T -- (a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine)
       => pyrimidine -- (any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine)

Sense 2
deoxythymidine monophosphate, T -- (one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose))
       => nucleotide, base -- (a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA))

Sense 3
metric ton, MT, tonne, t -- (a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms)
       => metric weight unit, weight unit -- (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)

Sense 4
T, t -- (the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet)
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")

Sense 5
triiodothyronine, liothyronine, T -- (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)
       => thyroid hormone -- (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)

Sense 6
thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T -- (hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine")
       => thyroid hormone -- (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)