| tax equity and fiscal responsibility act | Pl97-248. Title II of the act specifies "provisions relating to savings in health and income security programs." this includes changes in payment for services, benefits and premiums of medicare as well as changes in provisions under medicaid and other specific programs covered by social security. Title II includes various revenue measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tax exemption | Status not subject to taxation; as the income of a philanthropic organization. Tax-exempt organizations may also qualify to receive tax-deductible donations if they are considered to be nonprofit corporations under section 501(c)3 of the united states internal revenue code. (12 Dec 1998) |
| taxa | Plural of taxon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| taxa-4(5),11(12)-diene synthase | <enzyme> Catalyses the cyclization of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate to taxa-4(5),11(12)-diene, the first step to taxol biosynthesis Registry number: EC 5.- Synonym: taxadiene synthase, taxadiene cyclase (26 Jun 1999) |
| taxaspidean | <ornithology, zoology> Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds. Origin: Gr. An arrangement +, shield. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxel | <zoology> The American badger. (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxeopoda | <paleontology> An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. (?) + -poda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxes | Governmental levies on property, inheritance, gifts, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| taxiarch | An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. Origin: Gr. And; a division of an army, a brigade (from to arrange, array) + to rule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxicorn | <zoology> One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennae are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively. Origin: L. Taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F. Taxicorne. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxidermic | Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals. Origin: Cf. F. Taxidermique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxidermy | The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets. Origin: Gr. An arranging, arrangement (fr. To arrange) + a skin, from to skin: cf. F. Taxidermie. See Tactics, Tear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxine | <chemistry> A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Synonym: taxia. Origin: L. Taxus a yew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| taxis | <cell biology> A response in which the direction of movement is affected by an environmental cue. Should be clearly distinguished from a kinesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| taxol | <drug> A drug isolated from the yew tree (Taxus brevifolis) that stabilises microtubules: analogous in this respect to phalloidin that stabilises microfilaments. (16 Dec 1997) |
| gene products, tax | Transcriptional trans-acting proteins of the promoter elements found in the long-terminal repeats (ltr) of HTLV-I and HTLV-II. The tax (trans-activator x; x is undefined) proteins act by binding to enhancer elements in the ltr. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| income tax | Tax on the net income of an individual, organization, or business. (12 Dec 1998) |
| investment tax credit | A specified percentage of the dollar amount of certain new investments that a company can deduct as a credit against its income tax bill. (05 Dec 1998) |