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Traditional English :: thy
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thyoid.html - poss.pron. (attrib.) (also thine before a vowel) of or belonging to thee: now replaced by your except in some formal, liturgical, dialect, and poetic uses. [ME thi, reduced f. thin THINE] |
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Traditional English :: thyme
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thyoid.html - n. any herb or shrub of the genus Thymus with aromatic leaves, esp. T. vulgare grown for culinary use. thymy adj. [ME f. OF thym f. thymum f. Gk thumon f. thuo burn a sacrifice] |
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Traditional English :: thymi
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thyoid.html - pl. of THYMUS. |
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Traditional English :: thymine
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thyoid.html - n.
Biochem. a pyrimidine derivative found in all living tissue as a component base of DNA. [thymic (as THYMUS) + -INE(4)] |
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Traditional English :: thymol
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thyoid.html - n.
Chem. a white crystalline phenol obtained from oil of thyme and used as an antiseptic. [as THYME + -OL(1)] |
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Traditional English :: thymus
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thyoid.html - n. (pl. thymi) (in full thymus gland) Anat. a lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates (in humans becoming much smaller at the approach of puberty) producing lymphocytes for the immune response. [mod.L f. Gk thumos] |
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