T

noun

1.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
2.
nucleotide derived from thymine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group
3.
the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
4.
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
5.
hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells