| TEPA | <abbreviation> Triethylenephosphoramide. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tepal | <botany> A perianth segment in a flower in which all the perianth segments are similar in appearance. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tephrite | <geology> An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. Origin: Gr. Ashes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tephroite | <chemical> A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray colour. See: Tephrosia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tephromalacia | Softening of the gray matter of the brain or spinal cord. Origin: G. Tephros, ashen-gray, + malakia, softness (05 Mar 2000) |
| tephrosia | <botany> A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name. The Tephrosia toxicaria is used in the West Indies and in Polynesia for stupefying fish. T. Purpurea is used medicinally in the East Indies. T. Virginia is the goat's rue of the United States. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Ash-coloured, from ashes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tephrylometer | An instrument for measuring the thickness of the cerebral cortex; it consists of a graduated tube of thin glass which is inserted into the brain substance, so the depth of the gray matter can be read off on the scale. Origin: G. Tephros, ashen, + hyle, stuff, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| TEPP | <abbreviation> Tetraethyl pyrophosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| teprotide | <chemical> 2-l-tryptophan-3-de-l-leucine-4-de-l-proline-8-l-glutamine bradykinin potentiator b. A synthetic nonapeptide with the sequence pyr-trp-pro-arg-pro-gln-ile-pro-pro, which is identical to that of the peptide from the venom of the snake, bothrops jararaca. It acts as an inhibitor of kininase II and angiotensin I and has been proposed as an antihypertensive agent. Pharmacological action: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antihypertensive agents. Chemical name: Bradykinin potentiator B, 2-L-tryptophan-3-de-L-leucine-4-de-L-proline-8-L-glutamine- (12 Dec 1998) |