THYM

Meaning of THYM in English

Variant: or thymo-

Function: combining form

Etymology: New Latin thymus

: thymus < thym ic> < thymo cyte>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

THYM- — or thymo- combining form Etymology: New Latin thymus thymus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THYM- — I. combining form or thymo- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin thymum — more at thyme 1. : thyme thym …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THYM- — or thymo- Etymology: New Latin thymus : thymus thym ic thymo cyte
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THYM- — [thym-] or thymo- comb form [NL thymus]: thymus "thymic" "thymocyte"
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THYMO- — combining form see: thym-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THYMIC — I. ˈtīmik, ˈthī- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thym- (I) + -ic : relating to or derived from thyme II. …
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THYME — I. -tīm sometimes ˈthīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English thyme, tyme, from Middle French thym, tym, from Latin …
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THYMYL — ˈthīmə̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thym- (I) + -yl : a univalent radical C 10 H …
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THYMONUCLEIC ACID — |thīˌmō+- noun also thymus nucleic acid Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thym- (II) + nucleic : deoxyribonucleic acid
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THYMOMA — thīˈmōmə noun ( plural thymo·mas -məz ; or thy·moma·ta -məd.ə) Etymology: New Latin, from thym- (II) + -oma : a …
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THYMOL — ˈthīˌmȯl, -mōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thym- (I) + -ol : a crystalline phenol CH 3 …
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THYMOCYTE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thym- (II) + -cyte : a cell of the thymus ; …
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THYMOCENTRIC — |thīmə|sen.trik adjective Etymology: thym- (III) + -centric : oriented toward feeling and emotion rather than toward intellect and morality
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THYMO- — — see thym-
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THYMINE — ˈthīˌmēn, -mə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: German thymin, from thym- thym- (II) + -in -ine : a crystalline pyrimidine …
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THYMECTOMY — thīˈmektəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thym- (II) + -ectomy : excision of the thymus
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CATATHYMIC CRISIS — |kad.ə|thīmik- noun Etymology: cata- + Greek thym os spirit + English -ic — more at fume : an unexpected explosive …
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THYMOSIN — /thuy"meuh sin/ , n. Biochem. a hormone, produced by the thymus gland, that promotes the development of T cells from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THYMOCYTE — /thuy"meuh suyt'/ , n. Immunol. a cell that develops in the thymus and is the precursor of T cells. [ …
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THYMINE — /thuy"meen, -min/ , n. Biochem. a pyrimidine base, C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 , that is one …
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THYMIC — thymic 1 /tuy"mik/ ; spelling pron. /thuy"mik/ , adj. pertaining to or derived from thyme. [ 1865-70; THYME + -IC …
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-THYMIA — a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote mental disorders, as specified by the initial element: …
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THYMECTOMY — /thuy mek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. thymectomies . surgical removal of the thymus gland. [ 1900-05; THYM(US) + -ECTOMY …
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THIMBLE — — thimblelike , adj. /thim"beuhl/ , n. 1. a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect …
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THYMO- — see thym-
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THYMIDINE — noun Etymology: thym ine + -idine Date: 1912 : a nucleoside C 10 H 14 N 2 O 5 that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THYME — [ tʌɪm ] ■ noun a low-growing aromatic plant of the mint family, used as a culinary herb. [ Thymus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THYMY — [thymy] or thym.ey adj (1727): abounding in or fragrant with thyme
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THYME — [thyme] n [ME, fr. MF thym, fr. L thymum, fr. Gk thymon, prob. fr. thyein to make a burnt offering, …
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BATHYMETRY — [ba.thym.e.try] n, pl -tries [ISV] (ca. 1859): the measurement of water depth at various places in a body of water; …
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THYME — / taɪm; NAmE / noun [ U ] a plant with small leaves that have a sweet smell and are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THYME — thyme /taɪm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: thym , from Latin , …
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