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121alcoholism — /al keuh haw liz euhm, ho /, n. Pathol. a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include… …
122Tethys — /tee this/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a Titan, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids and river gods. 2. Astron. one of the moons of Saturn. 3. Geol. the Mesozoic ocean or seaway of which the Mediterranean Sea is a …
123titania — /tuy tay nee euh/, n. synthetic rutile, TiO2, used as a gem. [1920 25; < NL; see TITANIUM, A4] * * * ▪ astronomy largest of the moons of Uranus. It was first detected telescopically in 1787 by the English astronomer William Herschel (Herschel,… …
124Titania — /ti tay nee euh, tuy /, n. 1. (in Shakespeare s Midsummer Night s Dream) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland. 2. Astron. one of the moons of Uranus. * * * ▪ astronomy largest of the moons of Uranus. It was first detected telescopically …
125triton — /truy ton/, n. Physics. a positively charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium. Cf. deuteron. [1930 35; < Gk tríton, neut. of trítos THIRD, equiv. to trí TRI + ton neut. adj. suffix; …
126Triton — Tritonic /truy ton ik/, adj. /truyt n/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, represented as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish, and as using a conch shell trumpet. 2. Astron. a moon of Neptune. 3. (l.c.) any …
127Umbriel — /um bree el /, n. Astron. a moon of the planet Uranus. * * * ▪ astronomy third nearest of the five major moons of Uranus and the one having the darkest and oldest surface of the group. Its discovery is attributed to the English astronomer… …
128Biblical Minimalism — For other uses, see Copenhagen School (disambiguation). Biblical minimalism[1] (also known as The Copenhagen School) is a term used by its detractors to refer to a tendency in biblical exegesis which stresses a heavily skeptical approach to… …
