| tanyphonia | A thin, weak voice resulting from tension of vocal muscles. Origin: G. Tanyo, to stretch, + phone, sound (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tanystomata | <zoology> A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To stretch +, mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tanzania | A republic in eastern africa, south of uganda and north of mozambique. Its capital is dar es salaam (house of peace). It was formed in 1964 by a merger of the countries of tanganyika and zanzibar. The country has been dominated successively by arabs, portugal, oman, zanzibar, germany, and britain. It became a british mandate in 1920 as tanganyika and became independent in 1961. It united with zanzibar in 1964 as tanzania. Tanganyika was named for the lake of that name, kou tanganyika meaning to join, i.e., the place where waters met and zanzibar, from zeni or zengj, the name of a local people, meaning black + the arabic barr, coast or shore. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tank |
An armoured and armed fighting vehicle, driven and steered by its tracks. The word was originally a codeword in the 1914-1918 War, used to mislead the enemy over what was being supplied, under covers, to the front. Teeth Arms. An expression of army origin, referring to those arms which are in direct contact with the enemy (ie infantry, artillery, armour, and combat engineers and signals) as opposed to the administrative 'Tail' (eg ordnance, supply, repair, pay, etc. ). ...
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| tandem |
One behind the other, together. (eg. driving horses in tandem.)
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| tang |
A metal fitting on the mast that the spreaders are attached to.
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| tank |
syn. Bath, qv, or any container holding a body of liquid, especially an ultrasonically-activated container or tank.
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| tannin |
This is a substance that has an astringent action, and helps seal the tissue.
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| TAN | a reddish to vivid orange color |
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| TAN | any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa |
| TAN | a variety of mandarin orange |
| TAN | of a strong reddish orange color |
| TAN | a variety of mandarin orange |
| TAN | the quality of being perceivable by touch |
| TAN | possible to be treated as fact |
| TAN | having substance or material existence |
| TAN | capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind |
| TAN | perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch |
| TAN | (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value |
| TAN | the quality of being perceivable by touch |