Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Tauger A surname. Taughannock A waterfall in Tompkins County, New York, United States. taughten To tighten; increase in intensity; to become taught. tauhou A silvereye, a bird of species Zosterops lateralis. tauic Pertaining to, or composed of, tauons; tauonic. Tauist Dated spelling of Taoist. Taul A surname. taula A kind of T-shaped stone monument, built by the Talaiotic culture, found on the Balearic island of Minorca. Taulant A male given name from Albanian. Taulbee A surname. Taumarunui A town in the King Country of Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. Taumata Synonym of Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (truncated form) Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu A hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Taunggyi A city in Myanmar. Taungoo A town in the Bago Region, Myanmar. Taungthu Synonym of Pa'O. Taungthus Synonym of Pa'O. taungya A Burmese agricultural technique in which the spaces between small, widely-spaced trees are used to plant a seasonal crop. taunt To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. taunter One who taunts. taunting The act of one who taunts. tauntingly In a taunting manner. tauntingness The quality of being taunting. Taunton A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225). Tauntonian A person from or resident of Taunton, Massachusetts. tauntress A woman who taunts; a female taunter. Taunus A mountain range in Hesse, Germany. tauon An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos. tauonic Pertaining to, or composed of, tauons. tauonium a subatomic particle formed by the bound state of a matter tauon with its antimatter partner antitauon tauopathic Relating to tauopathy. tauopathy Any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein. taupata Coprosma repens, a flowering shrub or small tree of New Zealand. taupathological Relating to taupathology taupathology The pathology of taupathy taupe A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin. taupie A foolish or thoughtless young person, especially a lazy or slovenly woman. taupo In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief. taupok Puffy deep-fried tofu. taur A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and the upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature. Tauranga A city in the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty region, on the north coast of the North Island, New Zealand. tauranin A sesquiterpene quinone that is a metabolic pigment found in some fungi Taurarian A person born around the cusp of Aries and Taurus. taurate Any salt or ester of taurine. Taurean Of, or pertaining to, the star sign Taurus. Tauremini A person born around the cusp of Taurus and Gemini. Tauri An ancient people who inhabited the Crimean Mountains. Taurian Of or relating to the star sign Taurus. tauric Of or relating to the constellation Taurus. Taurica An ancient geographic region and peninsula, the name used by the Greeks and Romans for the modern Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia. tauricide The killing of a bull tauricornous Having horns like those of a bull. Taurid Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus. Tauridian Of or relating to Taurida. tauriform Having the form of a bull. taurine Pertaining to a bull; bull-like. Taurini A Celto-Ligurian tribe of ancient Piedmont, whose chief town was Taurasi, near Turin. taurinomethyl A univalent radical formed by replacing a hydrogen atom of the amino group of taurine by a methylene group taurobolic Relating to a taurobolium taurobolium The ritual slaughter of a bull. taurocephalous Having the head of a bull. taurochenodeoxycholate A salt or ester of taurochenodeoxycholic acid. taurochloramine The compound 2-(chloroamino)ethanesulfonic acid formed by metabolism of taurine taurocholate Any salt or ester of taurocholic acid. taurocholenate Any salt or ester of taurocholenic acid taurocholic Designating a type of acid having properties of taurine and bile. Tauroctonus Bull-sacrificer: an epithet of the god Mithras. tauroctony A depiction (typically in relief or sculpture) of Mithras killing a bull; associated with the practice of Mithraism (as a cult) in the Roman Empire. taurodeoxycholate A salt or ester of taurodeoxycholic acid. taurodont Relating to, or characterised by taurodontism taurodontic Relating to, or exhibiting taurodontism taurodontism A condition found in the molar teeth of humans, where the body of the tooth and pulp chamber is enlarged vertically at the expense of the roots; especially common amongst Neanderthal hominins. taurohyodeoxycholic Relating to taurohyodeoxycholic acid or its derivatives taurokathapsia Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete. taurolatry The worship of bulls. taurolidine A drug derived from taurine, with antimicrobial and antilipopolysaccharide properties. taurolithocholate Any salt or ester of the bile acid taurolithocholic acid taurolithocholic Relating to taurolithocholic acid and its derivatives tauromachian Of or pertaining to bullfighting. tauromachic of or relating to bullfighting tauromachy Bullfighting tauromorphic In the form of a bull. tauromorphous bull-shaped tauromustine A particular taurine-based nitrosourea. taurophile A fan of bullfighting. taurophobia Fear of bulls. tauropine The amino acid derivative N-(1-carboxyethyl)taurine Tauropolion A temple in a temenos sacred to Artemis Tauropolos, in the north Aegean island of Doliche (now Ikaria). Tauropolos An epithet of the goddess Artemis, possibly meaning "worshipped at Tauris" or "pulled by a yoke of bulls". tauros A crossbred cattle that is bred to bring back features of the aurochs (“Bos primigenius”), a member of the Tauros cattle breed. tauroursodeoxycholate Any salt or ester of tauroursodeoxycholic acid tauroursodeoxycholic Of or pertaining to tauroursodeoxycholic acid or its derivatives taursuit A fursuit in the shape of a taur. taurultam An antineoplastic drug. Taurus Someone with a Taurus star sign. tausi Salted black beans. tausonite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing oxygen, strontium, and titanium. Tausug A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. taut Of a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned. tautegorical Not allegorical but self-signifying; having no meaning beyond its own existence. tauten To make taut; to taut. tautener A person or thing that tautens. tautening The act of making something taut. tautish Somewhat taut. tautism The incommunicative state of a person immersed in a virtual world. tautline An adjustable loop-knot used on lines under tension. tautliner A curtain-sided truck or trailer. tautly In a taut manner, tightly, tensely. tautness The property of being taut. tautochrone A curve, such that a weighted body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it begins to fall. tautochronous Occupying the same time. tautog A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis). tautogram A text in which all words start with the same letter (but not necessarily the same sound). tautoko To support. tautologia Tautology. tautologic tautological tautological Of, relating to, or using tautology. tautologically In a tautological manner. tautologicalness The quality of being tautological. tautologism A tautological statement; tautology. tautologist One who makes tautologies. tautologize To speak or write using tautology; to rephrase something. tautologous Pertaining to a tautology; tautological. tautologously In a tautologous manner. tautologousness The state of being tautologous. tautology Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition. tautomer Any of the multiple forms of a tautomeric compound. tautomeral tautomeric tautomerase Any enzyme that catalyzes a tautomerization reaction tautomeric Of, relating to, formed or characterized by tautomerism. tautomerism A form of isomerism in which a dynamic equilibrium between multiple isomers exists, such as that between an enol and a ketone. tautomerizable Able to be tautomerized. tautomerization Isomerization between tautomers. tautomerize To isomerize so as to form a tautomer. tautomery The quality of being tautomeric. tautometer An instrument for measuring the tautness of doped fabric. tautomorphemic Occurring in the same morpheme; not separated by a morpheme boundary. tautomorphemically In the same morpheme. tautomycin A chemical found naturally in shellfish, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spiroverticillatus. tautonym A binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. tautonymic Relating to or being a tautonym (a term made from two identical parts). tautonymous Describes a word that is a tautonym. tautonymy The use of a binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. tautophonical Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound. tautophony repetition of the same sound in a word or phrase. tautophrase A phrase or sentence that repeats an idea in the same words. tautosyllabic Occurring in the same syllable. tautosyllabically In the same syllable. tautozonal Belonging to the same zone. tautozonality The property of being tautozonal.