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  • sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
  • supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
  • syllabogram — a written symbol representing a single syllable
  • sympetalous — gamopetalous.
  • synonymical — a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
  • szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
  • table money — an allowance for official entertaining of visitors, etc, esp in the army
  • tailor-made — tailored.
  • tailor-make — to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.
  • tally-woman — a mistress
  • taurobolium — the sacrifice of a bull, followed by the baptism of neophytes in the blood, as practiced in the ancient rites of Mithras or Cybele.
  • tautologism — the use of tautology.
  • taxonomical — the science or technique of classification.
  • teetotalism — the principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
  • telecommand — the remote control of electronic devices
  • telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
  • tempolabile — changing irregularly with time
  • temporality — temporal character or nature; temporariness.
  • temporalize — to make temporal in time; place in time.
  • temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
  • testimonial — a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
  • tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
  • thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
  • thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
  • thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
  • tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
  • tollund man — the perfectly preserved remains of an Iron Age man, hanged and thrown into a bog at Tollund, in Jutland, Denmark: discovered in 1950.
  • tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
  • totipalmate — having all four toes fully webbed.
  • tree mallow — a malvaceous treelike plant, Lavatera arborea, of rocky coastal areas of Europe and N Africa, having a woody stem, rounded leaves, and red-purple flowers
  • tremolo arm — a metal lever attached to the bridge of an electric guitar, used to vary the pitch of a played note
  • trimodality — (of a distribution) having three modes.
  • trincomalee — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
  • trombe wall — a glass-fronted exterior masonry wall that absorbs solar heat for radiation into a building.
  • trophoplasm — the cytoplasm that is involved in the nutritive processes of a cell
  • trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
  • tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
  • tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
  • ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
  • umbratilous — shadowy; faint
  • unanimously — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
  • uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
  • unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • unglamorous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
  • unmalicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
  • unmemorable — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
  • unmemorably — in a way that is not memorable
  • unmodulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
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