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WordDescription
T3Tri-iodothyronine
T4Thyroxine (Tetraiodothyronine).
Tabasco SauceHot sauce which is made from chillis, salt and vinegar.
TachycardiaRapid heart-beat; a symptom, amoung other causes of various vitamin deficiencies.
TachyphagiaRapid eating.
TachyphylaxisRefers to decreased effects on repeated injections of a substance.
TachsysterolRefers to one of the compounds produced (along with vitamin D2 or calciferol) by ultraviolet irradiation or ergostrol. It is having no anti-rachitic activity until it has been reduced to dihydrotachysterol, also called At-10. At-10 is also used for the
TafiaSpirit which is similar to rum made from sugar cane.
TakadiastaseOr koji, and enzyme preparation which is produced by growing the fungus Aspergilus oryzae on bran, leaching the culture mass with water and precipitating with alcohol. Having a mixture of enzymes, largely diastatic : used for the preparation of starch hy
Tallow, RenderedBeef or mutton fat prepared from parts other than the kidney, by heating with water in and autoclave. When pressed, separates to a liquid fraction, oleo oil, used in margarine, and a solid fraction, oleostearin, sued for soap and candles.
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