| terephthalate 1,2-dioxygenase | <enzyme> Converts terephthalate to (1r,2s)-dihydroxy-3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid and protocatechuate; has 2 components, r (reductase) and z (oxygenase); from comamonas testosteroni; partial amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: ter-1,2-dioxygenase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| terephthalic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine. Synonym: paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic. Origin: Terebene + phthalic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| teres | Round and long; denoting certain muscles and ligaments. Origin: L. Round, smooth, fr. Tero, to rub (05 Mar 2000) |
| teres major | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, inferior angle and lower third of border of scapula; insertion, medial border of intertubercular groove of humerus; action, adducts and extends arm and rotates it medially; nerve supply, lower subscapular from posterior cord of brachial plexus (fifth and sixth cervical spinal nerves). Synonym: musculus teres major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| teres minor | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, upper two-thirds of the lateral border of scapula; insertion, lower facet of greater tuberosity of humerus; action, adducts arm and rotates it laterally; nerve supply, axillary (fifth and sixth cervical spinal nerves). Synonym: musculus teres minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| terete | Cylindrical or nearly so, circular in cross-section. (09 Oct 1997) |
| teretial | <anatomy> Rounded; as, the teretial tracts in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain of some fishes. See: Terete. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| terfenadine | <chemical> A selective histamine h1-receptor antagonist devoid of central nervous system depressant activity. The drug is used in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis, asthma, allergic conjunctivitis, and chronic idiopathic urticaria. Pharmacological action: anti-allergic agents, anti-asthmatic agents, histamine h1 antagonists. Chemical name: 1-Piperidinebutanol, alpha-(4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl)-4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| tergal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See Dorsal. Origin: L. Tergum the back. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tergeminate | <botany> Thrice twin; having three pairs of leaflets. See: Tergeminous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tergiferous | Carrying or bearing upon the back. <botany> Tergiferous plants, plants which bear their seeds on the back of their leaves, as ferns. Origin: L. Tergum the back. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tergite | <zoology> The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tergum | Origin: L, the back. <zoology> The back of an animal. The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal. One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| terin | <zoology> A small yellow singing bird, with an ash-coloured head; the European siskin. Synonym: tarin. Origin: F. Tarin, Prov. F. Tairin, terin, probably from the Picard tere tender. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| teriparatide | A synthetic polypeptide that consists of the 1-34 amino-acid fragment of human parathyroid hormone, the biologically active n-terminal region. The acetate is given by intravenous infusion in the differential diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism. (reynolds jef(ed): martindale: the extra pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, inc, englewood, co, 1995) (12 Dec 1998) |