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 Tegtmeier A surname. tegu Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. Tegucigalpa The capital city of Honduras. teguexin A large South American lizard with yellowish spots; a gold tegu. Teguima An ethnic group of Mexico. tegula A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum. tegular Resembling or relating to a tile; arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles tegularly In a tegular manner. tegulated Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping like tiles; said of a kind of ancient armor. tegulation The construction of a roof from tegulae. teguline Any spider of the genus Tegulinus tegument Something which covers; a covering or coating. tegumental Relating to an integument. tegumentally In a tegumental manner tegumentary Of or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; serving as a covering. tegumentation The formation of a viral tegument tegumented Having a tegument teguminal Synonym of tegumental. teh Trans Europe Halles, a European cultural organization of venues that house the arts. Tehachapi A city in Kern County, California, United States. Tehama A small city in Tehama County, California, which was the original county seat. Tehan A surname from Irish. Tehani A female given name. Tehara A female given name. Teheran Dated spelling of Tehran. tehm A trans-exclusionary homosexual male; a gay man who holds gender-critical or anti-transgender views, particularly one who considers trans men to be women. Tehran The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province. Tehrangeles A Persian/Iranian-dominated neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Tehrani A native or resident of the city of Tehran. Tehranian Of or relating to the city of Tehran. tehri An Indian town at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Bhilangna rivers, eventually submerged by a dam and superseded by New Tehri. tehsildar An administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil. tehsildari The rank or post of tehsildar. Tehuantepec A city in Oaxaca, Mexico. Tehuantepecer A violent mountain-gap wind that travels through the Chivela Pass in southern Mexico, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Tehuelche A group of indigenous peoples of Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile. Tehuelchean Synonym of Chonan. Tehuelhet Synonym of Tehuelche. Teian Of or relating to Teos in ancient Ionia, or to the poet Anacreon, a native of that place. Teich A surname. Teichman A surname. teichoic Of or pertaining to the teichoic acids or their derivatives teichopsia Synonym of scintillating scotoma. teichuronic Relating to a teichuronic acid or its derivatives teicoplanic Relating to, or containing teicoplanin teicoplanin Any of several glycopeptide antibiotics used against Gram-positive bacteria Teide A dormant volcano on Tenerife; the highest mountain in Spain. Teifi A river in Wales that forms the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, and also with Pembrokeshire for a short distance. Teigen A surname from Norwegian. Teighlor A female given name. teiglach Small knotted pastries boiled in a honeyed syrup, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish treat. Teign A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth. Teignbridge A local government district of Devon, England. Teigngrace A hamlet and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8473). Teignmouth A town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9473). teiid Of or belonging to the Teiidae family of tropical American lizards. teikaside A particular steroid glycoside. teikei A system of community-supported agriculture in Japan. teil The lime tree, or linden. Teilhardian Of or relating to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955), French idealist philosopher and Jesuit priest who had a profound influence on the New Age movement. Teilhet A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France. teilzone The stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area, a subset of the global biozone for that taxon. teind A tithe. teindable Subject to the payment of a teind or tithe. teinds In Scotland, tithes derived from the produce of the land for the maintenance of the clergy. teineite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium. teinland Land granted by the crown to a thane or lord teinoscope An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished teint Colour, tinge; tint. teinture colour; tinge; tincture teip A Chechen and Ingush tribal organization or clan, self-identified through descent from a common ancestor or geographic location. Teise A river which is a tributary of the River Medway in Kent, England. Teisen A surname from German. teishoku A set meal, usually a tray with one or more main courses, along with a number of side dishes (salad, rice, pickles, soup, etc.). Teison A surname from German. Teissen A surname from German. Teitel A Jewish surname. Teitelbaum A surname from Yiddish. Teiwa A Trans-New Guinea language of Indonesia. Teixeira A surname from Portuguese. teixobactin An antibiotic discovered in a screen of uncultured bacteria (Eleftheria terrae) grown in situ in soil, thought to be unlikely to lead to the development of resistance in pathogens. tej A type of honey wine or mead from Ethiopia and Eritrea typically served in a specialized glass vessel known as a berele. Tejada A surname from Spanish. Tejal A female given name. Tejana A female Texan of Mexican descent. Tejano A Spanish colonial settler of the region that later became Texas. Tejanx A Texan of Mexican descent (of any gender); a Tejano or Tejana. Tejaswi A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Tejat Proper name of the star Mu Geminorum. Tejeda A surname from Spanish. Tejera A surname. Tejero A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Tejeros A barangay of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. tejolote A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete. tejon A member of a certain tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, Paiute and Chumash indigenous people of California. tejpat malabathrum tejuino A cold beverage made from fermented corn and sweetened with piloncillo; in Guadalajara, it is often served with lime sorbet (nieve de limón). Tejutepeque A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador. Tejutla A town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador. tek A method of, or procedure for, extracting, synthesizing, freebasing, or otherwise manufacturing or preparing recreational drugs. Teka A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. Tekamah A city, the county seat of Burt County, Nebraska, United States. tekan To bully or treat harshly, to punish (especially in military contexts). Teke A member of a particular Bantu Central African ethnic group. Tekea A surname. Tekhao Meitei term for Assam state or Ahom kingdom. tekhelet biblical blue tekiah A single long blast played on the shofar. Tekintsi Synonym of Teke (“Turkmen tribe”). Tekiout A surname Tekirian A surname from Armenian. tekka A miso condiment made from stir-fried, boiled and powdered root vegetables. tekkamaki hosomaki sushi with a tuna filling tekke In Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya. tekkers An ability to do something well; skill; (UK) a technique. tekkie An athletic shoe, a trainer, a sneaker. Tekle A surname. teknival A large free countercultural party with electronic music, typically held in Europe in the summer. tekno Synonym of freetekno (“music genre”). teknonym A name for an adult derived from that of a child, especially that of the eldest child. teknonymic Relating to teknonymy. teknonymous Relating to teknonymy. teknonymy The cultural practice of referring to parents by the names of their children. Teko A Tupi-Guarani-speaking people in French Guiana, living on the banks of the Camopi and Tampok rivers. Tekong Synonym of Pulau Tekong. tekoteko Carved figure as a finial on the gable of a Maori house tektin Any of a class of polymeric cytoskeletal proteins tektite A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts. tektitic Of or relating to a tektite. tektological Relating to tektology. tektology A Bogdanovian discipline that unified all social, biological and physical sciences by considering them as systems of relationships. tekton A carpenter or mason. tekufah A solstice or equinox. tel Tetraethyllead (or tetraethyl lead, tetra-ethyl lead); a gasoline additive to boost octane rating. tela A thin, web-like structure or membrane. Telabastagan A barangay of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines telacebec A drug used to treat tuberculosis telacoustic Relating to sound produced in one place but heard in another. telakucha An ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis). telalgia referred pain telalginite An alginite found in sapropel and composed of large, discretely occurring colonial or thick-walled unicellular algae. telamon A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support. Telangana A state in south-central India, created in 2014 by separation from Andhra Pradesh. Capital: Hyderabad. Telanganite A resident of Telangana, India. telangiectasia A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in appearance, on the skin or the surface of an organ. telangiectasial Relating to telangiectasia. telangiectasic Of or pertaining to telangiectasia. telangiectasis Synonym of telangiectasia. telangiectatic Of or pertaining to telangiectasia (telangiectasis). telaprevir A protease inhibitor intended to treat hepatitis C.