transgenic.adjective
refers to the process known as gene transfer,
or, genetic engineering; that is, genetic material containing DNA being
intentionally transferred in order to modify the genome.
Gene transfer is germ line gene transfer, which
means that the transferred gene can be passed on to future generations
through the germ cells (spermatozoa or ova).
transparent.adjective
capable of transmitting light so that objects
and images can be seen as if there were no intervening material; glass
is transparent
transparently-adverb
transparentness.noun
transparency.noun;.plural-transparencies
a transparent object
transparence.noun
the quality or state of being transparent
trauma.noun;.plural-traumas
or traumata
serious injury or shock to the body, as from violence
or an accident
traumatic.adjective
a very upsetting and unpleasant experience
traumatically-adverb
temperature.noun
Celsius or
centigrade.adjective-abbreviation
C
of or relating to a temperature scale that registers
the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100°
under normal atmospheric pressure (after Celsius, Anders. 1701-1744; Swedish
astronomer who devised (1742) the centigrade thermometer)
Fahrenheit.adjective-abbreviation
F, Fahr
of or relating to a temperature scale that registers
the freezing point of water as 32°F and the boiling point as 212°F
at one atmosphere of pressure (after Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, 1686-1736,
German born physicist who invented the mercury thermometer (1714) and devised
the Fahrenheit temperature scale
kelvin.noun-abbreviation
K
a unit of absolute temperature equal to 1/273.16
of the absolute temperature of the triple point of water. This unit is
equal to one Celsius degree (after First Baron Kelvin, British mathematician
and physicist). The Kelvin scale is an absolute scale of temperature in
which each degree equals one kelvin. Water freezes at 273.15 K and boils
at 373.15 K.
turbulent.adjective
violently agitated
or disturbed; tumultuous.(turbulent
rapids; having a chaotic or restless
character
or tendency.(the
Inquisition was a turbulent period in history); causing unrest or disturbance;
unruly (his character exhibited turbulence)
turbulently.adverb
turbulence.noun
the state
or quality of being turbulent (times
of turbulence and confusion); an eddying
motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind
tether.noun
a rope or chain for holding an animal in place,
allowing it a short
radius in which to move about; to fasten or restrict
with or as if with a tether
tether,
tethered,
tethering,
tethers.transitive
verbs
thinking.noun
the act or practice of one that thinks; thought;
intellectual activity; attention on something; intention; purpose; how
do we think?
thinking.adjective
characterized
by thought or thoughtfulness; rational
think, thought,
thinking,
thinks.transitive
verbs
to use the imagination
in such a way as to turn mental pictures into descriptive words by using
questions on thoughts presently in focus in order to arrive at new meaning;
to have or formulate in the mind; ideas; to reason about or reflect on;
ponder.(think
how complex language is, think the matter through); to decide by reasoning,
reflection, or pondering (thinking what to do); to intend; to call to mind
(remember); to visualize (imagine); to devise (invent – thought up a plan
to get rich) to concentrate one's thoughts on
intransitive
use.to exercise the power of reason,
as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment; to weigh
or consider an idea (they are thinking about moving)
tachyon.noun.(Greek
for 'swift')
a hypothetical.subatomic-particle-that
travels faster than the speed of light, having no observable mass, no negative
or positive charge, but nevertheless, thought by some scientists as having
purpose. Perhaps a means of communication with the Creator.
tachyonic-adjective
terse,
terser,
tersest.adjectives
brief and to the point; effectively concise-(a
terse one word answer)
tersely.adverb
terseness.noun
true,
truer,
truest.adjectives
consistent with fact or reality; not false or
erroneous; real; genuine; authentic; reliable; accurate (a true prophecy);
faithful, as to a friend, vow, or cause; loyal.; incerely felt or expressed;
unfeigned (true grief); fundamental; essential (his true motive); rightful;
legitimate (the true heir); exactly conforming to a rule, standard, or
pattern (trying to sing true); accurately shaped or fitted (a true wheel);
determined with reference to the earth's axis, not the magnetic poles (true
north); in accord with reality, fact, or truthfulness
trueness.noun
thalidomide.noun
a sedative and hypnotic drug, C13H10N2O4, withdrawn
from sale after it was found after being released as safe (and this after
'extensive' pharmaceutical testing), to cause severe birth defects, especially
of the limbs (people born with missing hands, or severely deformed hands,
feet, stubs for arms, etc), when taken during pregnancy
Tolstoy.or.Tolstoi,
Count Leo or Lev Nikolayevich, 1828-1910. Russian writer and philosopher
whose great novels War and Peace (1864-1869) and Anna Karenina
(1873-1876) offer extraordinary detail and profound psychological insights.
His later theories of ethics and morality recommended nonparticipation
in and passive resistance to evil
Tolstoyan or Tolstoian.adjectives
terrorism.noun
the unlawful use or threatened use of force or
violence by a person or group against people or property with the intention
of intimidating or coercing
Nikola Tesla.1856-1943
Serbian born American electrical engineer and
physicist who discovered the principles of alternating current (1881)(no
it wasn't the deceiver Thomas Edison) and invented numerous devices and
procedures that were seminal to
the development of radio and the harnessing of electricity
tandem.noun
an arrangement of two or more persons or objects
placed one behind the other; a two-wheeled carriage drawn by horses harnessed
one before the other; a team of carriage horses harnessed in single file;
a tandem bicycle
tandem.adverb
one behind the other (driving horses in tandem)
tandem.adjective