tinctorialyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[tinctorial 词源字典]
"Relating to dyeing, colouring, or staining properties", Mid 17th century: from Latin tinctorius (from tinctor 'dyer', from tingere 'to dye or colour') + -al.[tinctorial etymology, tinctorial origin, 英语词源]
todyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"On one’s own", 1930s: from rhyming slang Tod Sloan, the name of an American jockey (1873–1933).
tuberculeyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"= tubercle", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Peter Lowe (cc1550–1610), surgeon and founder of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. From classical Latin tūberculum tubercle, with omission of the ending.
tupleyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A data structure consisting of multiple parts", From -tuple.
trafficatoryoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"An obsolete kind of signalling device on the side of a motor vehicle, having the form of a small illuminated pointer which could be extended to indicate a change of direction", 1930s: blend of traffic and indicator.
tuberculumyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"= tubercle", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Peter Lowe (cc1550–1610), surgeon and founder of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. From classical Latin tūberculum tubercle.
transyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Denoting or relating to a molecular structure in which two particular atoms or groups lie on opposite sides of a given plane in the molecule, in particular denoting an isomer in which substituents at opposite ends of a carbon-carbon double bond are also on opposite sides of the bond", Independent usage of trans-.
tolbutamideyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A synthetic compound used to lower blood sugar levels in the treatment of diabetes", 1950s: from tol(uene) + but(yl) + amide.
tattersyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material", Late Middle English (also in the singular meaning 'scrap of cloth'): from Old Norse tǫtrar 'rags'.
tragalyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Of or relating to the tragus; located on the tragus", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. From tragus + -al.
typhlitisyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Inflammation of the caecum", Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek tuphlon 'caecum or blind gut' (from tuphlos 'blind') + -itis.
tumefyyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"Become swollen", Late 16th century (earlier (Middle English) as tumefaction): from French tuméfier, from Latin tumefacere, from tumere 'to swell'.
TungusyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A member of the northern Evenki people of Siberia", The name in Yakut.
termitariumyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A colony of termites, typically within a tall mound of cemented earth", Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin termes, termit- 'termite'.
teredoyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A worm-like marine bivalve mollusc with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly) ships", Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek terēdōn; related to teirein 'rub hard, wear away'.
tribletyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A cylindrical rod used for forging nuts, rings, tubes, and other rounded metallic objects", Early 17th century: from French triboulet, of unknown origin.
tsarinayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"An empress of Russia before 1917", Via Italian and Spanish from German Czarin, Zarin, feminine of Czar, Zar.
tannoyyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A type of public address system", 1920s: contraction of tantalum alloy, which is used as a rectifier in the system.
tootsieyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A person’s foot", Mid 19th century: humorous diminutive of foot.
tardive dyskinesiayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw", 1960s: tardive from French tardif, tardive (see tardy).