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 T/year:Tons per year. See ton.
tailored:Having simple, straight lines and a neat appearance.
tallow:The fatty tissue or suet of animals.
tanned:See tanning.
tanning:To convert a hide into leather, usually by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
textiles:Any material that is woven. Also any material which is used to weave (yarns etc...).
therapeutic:Of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease.
threshold:The point at which a stimulus is of sufficient energy to produce an effect.
thyme:Any methaceous plant of the genus Thymus, as a low subshrub. Thymus vulgaris, a common garden herb having aromatic leaves used for seasoning and in aromatherapy.
thymine:One of four nucleoties which are the primary bulding blocks for DNA.
Ti:Titanium. Atomic number: 22 Atomic mass: 47.867 Used in paint, rubber and paper.
tillage:A method for draining the land of water, for the plantation of crops. The use of a pottery tube or pipe is common.
tobacco:Of the genus Nicotania. The Nicotania tabacum is the species whose leaves are prepared for smoking, chewing, or as snuff.
tonne:(metric ton) A unit of mass, equivalent to 1000 kg.
toxicity:Quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous.
transfusion:The process of transferring blood or plasma directly from one person or animal to another.
transgenic:Animals which have been genetically engineered, using the genes of another species, to produce organs or chemicals of that species. Example: Pigs which have been genetically engineered to produce human organs.
turmeric:Consists of dried as well as fresh rhizomes of a plant known as Curcuma longa. It has been used for centuries in the Indian traditional system of medicine, as a spice and a natural food colour. Turmeric has been used internally as a stomach tonic and a blood purifier and externally for the treatment of skin diseases and wound healing.
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