| toluoyl | CH3C6H4CO-;the radical of toluic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| toluric | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of three isomeric crystalline acids, C9H10ON.CO2H, which are toluyl derivatives of glycocoll. Origin: Toluic + uric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toluyl | <chemistry> Any one of the three hypothetical radicals corresponding to the three toluic acids. Origin: Toluic + -yl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toluylene | <chemistry> Same as Stilbene. Sometimes, but less properly, tolylene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toluylene red | <chemical> 3-amino-7-dimethylamino-2-methylphenazine hydrochloride. A vital dye used as an indicator and biological stain. Various adverse effects have been observed in biological systems. Pharmacological action: dyes, indicators and reagents. Chemical name: 2,8-Phenazinediamine, N8,N8,3-trimethyl-, monohydrochloride (12 Dec 1998) |
| tolyl | <chemistry> The hydrocarbon radical, CH3.C6H4, regarded as characteristic of certain compounds of the aromatic series related to toluene; as, tolyl carbinol. Origin: Toluic + -yl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tolylene | <chemistry> A hydrocarbon radical, C6H4.(CH2)2, regarded as characteristic of certain toluene derivatives. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tolypeutine | <zoology> The apar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Toma's sign | <clinical sign> To distinguish between inflammatory and noninflammatory ascites: in inflammatory conditions of the peritoneum, the mesentery contracts, drawing the intestines over to the right side; consequently, when the patient lies on his back, tympany is elicited on the right side, dullness on the left. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tomahawk | A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron. Origin: Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan. To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk. Origin: Tomahawked; Tomahawking. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tomaley | The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled. Synonym: tomalline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toman | A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars. Origin: Per. Toman; from a Mongol word signifying, ten thousand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tomatinase | <enzyme> Catalyses the hydrolysis of alpha-tomatine into its nonfungitoxic forms, tomatidine and beta-lycotetraose Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| tomatine | <chemical> An alkaloid that occurs in the extract of leaves of wild tomato plants. It has been found to inhibit the growth of various fungi and bacteria. It is used as a precipitating agent for steroids. Pharmacological action: antifungal agents, anti-infective agents, indicators and reagents. Chemical name: beta-D-Galactopyranoside, (3beta,5alpha,22beta,25S)-spirosolan-3-yl O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-2)-O-(beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-3))-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| tomato | Origin: Sp. Or Pg. Tomate, of American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail. <botany> The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family (Lycopersicum esculentun); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also love apple, is usually of a rounded, flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or yellow colour, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked. <zoology> Tomato gall, the larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, or Macrosila, quinquemaculata) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato and potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also potato worm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |