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 tentaculocyst One of the sensory organss of certain jellyfish. tentaculoid Resembling or characteristic of a tentacle. tentaculum A tentacle. tentadick A genital in the shape of an octopus or squid tentacle. tentage accommodation in the form of a tent tentation A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments. tentative A trial; an experiment; an attempt. tentatively In a tentative manner. tentativeness The characteristic of being tentative. tented Covered with tents. tenteen Twenty. tenten A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced. tenter A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried. tenterbelly A glutton. Tenterden A town and civil parish with a town council in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8833). tenterer One who tenters (stretches cloth on a framework). tenterfield An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters. tenterframe A frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling. tenterground An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters. tenterhook One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter. tentering The stretching of cloth on tenters tenterloft A loft used to dry cloth on a tenter. tenterpost A post, on a series of which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling. tentet Synonym of decet tentful As much as a tent will hold. tenth The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. tenthly In the tenth place; tenth in a row. tenthmeter A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre. tenthredinid Any sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. tentiform Resembling a tent in shape. tentiginous stiff; stretched; strained tentigo Penile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism). tentillar Relating to tentilla tentillum A branch of a tentacle, especially one of a siphonophore tenting Material used for making tents. tentism The act of appealing to a specified group of voters. tentively attentively tentless Without a tent. tentlet A little tent. tentlike Resembling a tent tentmaker A manufacturer of tents. tentmaking The manufacture of tents. tentmate One who occupies the same tent. tentorial Of or pertaining to the tentorium. tentorium The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses. tentory The awning or covering of a tent. tentoxin A natural cyclic tetrapeptide produced by the phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria alternata tentpole One of the poles used to hold up a tent. tentsuyu A Japanese sauce used as a dip for tempura. tentura a sweet Greek alcoholic spirit flavoured with cloves and cinnamon tentwallah A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties. tentward Toward a tent. tentwise In the manner of a tent; consisting of draped material with a gap serving as entrance. tentwort A small fern, Asplenium ruta-muraria. tenual A 3-benzoxepine natural product extracted from Asphodeline tenuior. tenuate To make thin; to attenuate. tenuation Synonym of attenuation. tenuazonic Relating to tenuazonic acid or its derivatives tenue bearing, carriage, deportment tenugui A type of cloth used variously as a bandana, handkerchief, or washcloth. tenuifolin Any of a group of biologically-active terpenoids tenuifolioside A particular steroid glycoside. tenuifolious Having thin or narrow leaves. tenuigenin A steroidal compound, present in Polygala tenuifolia, that is used in Chinese medicine as an antioxidative and antiinflammatory agent tenuinucellate Having no nucellar tissue separating the embryo sac and the epidermis. tenuious Rare or subtle; tenuous. tenuipalpid Any mite in the family Tenuipalpidae. tenuirostral Having a thin bill (said of birds belonging to the former group of birds Tenuirostres tenuis Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], tenuispinoside A particular steroid glycoside. tenuity Thinness, slenderness. tenuivirus Any virus of the genus Tenuivirus that causes various plant diseases tenuki playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move. tenuosity Synonym of tenuity (“thinness, slenderness”) tenuous Thin in substance or consistency. tenuously In a tenuous manner. tenuousness The quality of being tenuous. tenurable Eligible for academic tenure. tenure A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency. tenured Having tenure. tenureless Without academic tenure. tenurelessness Absence of tenure. tenureship tenure tenurial Of or pertaining to tenure. tenurially In a tenurial manner. Tenuta A surname from Italian. tenuto A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time tenzide Synonym of hydrochlorothiazide. Tenzin A unisex given name from Tibetan. Teo A surname from Chinese. teocalli An Aztec temple. Teochew A person of Chaoshan heritage. Teodoro A surname. Teoh A surname. Teonaht A constructed language created by Sally Caves. teonanacatl The psychedelic mushroom Psilocybe mexicana. Teonimenu A mythical sunken island of the Pacific Ocean. Teop An Austronesian language spoken in northern Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. teopan An Aztec temple. teopranitol A vasodilator. Teor An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. TEOS An ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia. teosinte Zea diploperennis Teoswa Synonym of Chaoshan. Teotepeque A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador. Teotihuacan A vast archeological site in Mexico Tep A surname. tepa A tree native to Chile and Argentina, Laureliopsis philippiana tepache A fermented beverage, sometimes alcoholic, made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, which is sweetened with either piloncillo or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold. tepal Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals. Tepan A village in Kermanshah Province, Iran. Tepanec A member of a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the late 12th or early 13th centuries. tepary A tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius). tepe hill, tell Tepecano An extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico. Tepecoyo A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador. tepeelike Resembling or characteristic of a tepee. tepefaction Act of tepefying; slight heating up. tepefy To cause to become tepid Tepehua A member of an indigenous people of Hidalgo, Veracruz, and Puebla. Tepehuan Of or relating to the Tepehua people. Tepehuane Synonym of Tepehua. Tepenixtlahuaca A town in Oaxaca, Mexico. tepetate A soil type found in volcanic regions, known for hardness, poor drainage, and poor fertility. tepetlacalli A ceremonial stone box of the ancient Nahuatl people. Tepexpan A town in the Acolman municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico. tephigram A graph that shows how dew point is dependent on temperature and entropy. tephra The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas. tephramancy Divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed. tephriphonolite A mafic to intermediate extrusive igneous rock in composition between phonotephrite and phonolite. tephriphonolitic Relating to or composed of tephriphonolite. tephrite An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. tephritic Of or relating to tephrite. tephritid A member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies. tephritoid Any fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea. tephrochronological Relating to tephrochronology. tephrochronologically By means of, or in terms of, tephrochronology. tephrochronologist One who studies tephrochronology. tephrochronology A geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archaeological records can be placed. tephrochronometry The chronometry of tephra formation. tephrocorrelation The identification of tephra layers at different locations that originated from the same eruption tephroid A variety of tephrite. tephroite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and silicon. tephrological Relating to tephrology. tephrology The scientific study of tephra. tephromyelitis Synonym of poliomyelitis. tephrosia Any of the genus Tephrosia of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs. tephrosin A natural piscicide found in the leaves and seeds of Tephrosia purpurea. tephrostratigraphic Relating to tephrostratigraphy tephrostratigraphy The study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash