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tetrasporangium
nounTechnical/Low
/ˌtɛtrəspəˈrændʒɪəm/A sporangium producing four spores.
tetraspore
nounLow / Highly Specialized
/ˈtɛtrəspɔː/A haploid spore produced in groups of four during meiosis in red algae, brown algae, and some other algae, each developing into a gametophyte.
tetrastich
nounLow
/ˈtetrəstɪk/A stanza, poem, or epigram consisting of four lines.
tetrasyllable
nounC2
/ˌtet.rəˈsɪl.ə.bəl/A word or metrical foot consisting of four syllables.
tetrazene
nounVery Low (Highly Technical)
/ˌtɛtrəˈziːn/A highly sensitive, crystalline explosive compound (C2H8N10O).
tetrazzini
adjectivenounLow
/ˌtɛtrəˈziːni/A type of baked pasta dish, typically made with shredded poultry (especially chicken or turkey) and spaghetti or linguine in a creamy sauce, often topped with cheese or breadcrumbs.
tetrode
nounC2
/ˈtɛtrəʊd/A four-electrode thermionic valve (tube), typically consisting of anode, cathode, control grid, and screen grid.
tetrodotoxin
nounC1-C2
/ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn/A potent neurotoxin found primarily in pufferfish and some other marine animals.
tetroxide
nounC2
/tɛˈtrɒksaɪd/A chemical compound containing four oxygen atoms per molecule.
tetryl
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ˈtɛtrɪl/A highly explosive, toxic, yellow crystalline compound used as a booster explosive and chemical reagent.
tetrytol
nounVery Low
/ˈtɛtrɪˌtɒl/A powerful high explosive made from a mixture of tetryl and TNT.
tetter
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈtɛtə/A general, often obsolete, term for various inflammatory skin diseases causing eruptions, itching, or scaling, such as eczema, ringworm, or psoriasis.
tetterbush
nounVery Rare / Obsolete
Not found in standard dictionaries; likely obscure or dialectal.
tettigoniid
nounC2/Technical
/tɛtɪˈɡəʊnɪɪd/a member of the family Tettigoniidae, a large family of insects commonly known as katydids or bush-crickets, characterized by long antennae and often leaf-like camouflage.
tetuan
nounVery Low
/ˈtɛt.wɑːn/The capital city of Northern Morocco.
tetzel
nounExtremely rare (Obsolete/Historical reference)
/ˈtɛtsəl/A surname, specifically that of Johann Tetzel, a 16th-century Dominican friar and preacher known for selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
teucer
nounC2
/ˈtjuːsə/In classical mythology, a son of the Telamon, king of Salamis; the name of the legendary first king of Troy.
teuchter
nounVery Low
/ˈtjuːxtər/A Scottish English (especially Glaswegian or Lowland) derogatory, often humorous term for a person from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, or more broadly, a rustic or unsophisticated person from a rural area.
teucrian
adjectivenounExtremely Rare
/ˈtjuːkrɪən/A poetic or archaic term for a Trojan; pertaining to ancient Troy or its people.
teutoburger wald
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˈtjuːtəbɜːɡə ˈvæld/A low mountain range in northwestern Germany, historically significant as the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD), where Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions.

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