English Words Starting With T

• tuner

  nounB2
  /ˈtjuːnə/A device or person that adjusts something to the correct pitch, frequency, or condition.
• tunesmith

  nounLow Frequency (C2)
  /ˈtjuːnsmɪθ/A composer or writer of music, especially of popular songs.
• tung oil

  nounC1
  /ˌtʌŋ ˈɔɪl/A drying oil extracted from the nuts of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii), used as a wood finish.
• tung tree

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌŋ ˌtriː/A deciduous tree (Vernicia fordii) native to China, cultivated for its seeds which yield tung oil.
• tung-oil tree

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌŋ ɔɪl ˌtriː/A tree (Vernicia fordii) native to East Asia, cultivated for its seeds which yield tung oil, used in paints and varnishes.
• tungo

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌŋ.ɡəʊ/A Filipino variety of mahjong; also refers to a specific scoring combination or round in this game.
• tungstate

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌŋsteɪt/A salt or ester of tungstic acid, containing the WO₄²⁻ anion.
• tungsten

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌŋ.stən/A hard, dense, grey-white metallic chemical element (symbol W, atomic number 74) with a very high melting point.
• tungsten carbide

  nounC1
  /ˌtʌŋ.stən ˈkɑː.baɪd/An extremely hard compound of tungsten and carbon.
• tungsten lamp

  nounC1
  /ˈtʌŋ.stən læmp/An incandescent electric lamp whose filament is made of tungsten.
• tungsten rating

  nounC2
  /ˈtʌŋ.stən ˌreɪ.tɪŋ/A system, particularly in the motion picture industry, for specifying the color temperature of lighting used on film sets, expressed in Kelvin (K).
• tungsten steel

  nounLow (C1/C2 Level)
  /ˈtʌŋ.stən stiːl/A very hard, high-strength alloy of steel containing tungsten as a primary alloying element.
• tungsten trioxide

  nounLow frequency in general English; common in scientific and technical contexts.
  /ˈtʌŋstən traɪˈɒksaɪd/A chemical compound with the formula WO₃, consisting of tungsten and oxygen atoms in a 1:3 ratio.
• tungstic acid

  nounC2
  /ˈtʌŋ.stɪk ˈæs.ɪd/A compound of tungsten, specifically the yellow tungsten trioxide hydrate (H₂WO₄) or a derivative, used primarily in chemical processes and industry.
• tungstite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtʌŋstaɪt/A yellow mineral consisting of tungsten trioxide (WO₃).
• tungting

  nounRare
  /tʌŋ tɪŋ/A type of oolong tea originating from Tung Ting mountain in Taiwan.
• tungus

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /tʊŋˈɡuːs/An ethnolinguistic group native to Siberia and Mongolia.
• tungusic

  adjectivenounLow
  /tʌŋˈɡʊsɪk/Relating to the Tungusic language family or the peoples who speak these languages, primarily found in Siberia and parts of East Asia.
• tunguska

  nounC2
  /tʊŋˈɡʊskə/Referring to a geographical region in Siberia and, most notably, a massive explosion that occurred there in 1908.
• tunguz

  nounVery Low
  /tʊŋˈɡuːz/A member of a group of indigenous peoples of Siberia, or the language family spoken by these peoples.

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