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noun

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
Synonyms: thymine
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
Synonyms: deoxythymidine monophosphate
a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
Synonyms: metric ton, MT, tonne
a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes
Synonyms: TB, terabyte
the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
Synonyms: liothyronine, triiodothyronine
hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine"
Synonyms: tetraiodothyronine, thyroxin, thyroxine