t Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
   thymine.
   
2. noun one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
   deoxythymidine monophosphate.
   
3. noun a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
   MT; metric ton; tonne.
   
4. noun the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
   
5. 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
   liothyronine; triiodothyronine.
   
6. noun hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
   thyroxine; thyroxin; tetraiodothyronine.
   
   • thyroxine is 65% iodine

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