t (
http://definr.com/t)
n 1: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: {metric
ton},
MT,
tonne]
2: a unit of information equal to one trillion
(1,000,000,000,000) bytes [syn:
terabyte,
Terabyte,
T,
Tb,
TB]
3: the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn:
T]
4: 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 [syn:
triiodothyronine,
liothyronine,
T]
5: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate
metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells;
"thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn:
thyroxine,
thyroxin,
tetraiodothyronine,
T]