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 territorialization The process of territorializing. territorialize To enlarge by extension of territory. territorially In terms of territory. Territorian A native or inhabitant of the Northern Territory, Australia. territoried Having territory or territories territoriless Not having a territory. territory A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district. terroir The complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil type, weather conditions, topography, and wine-making savoir-faire. terroirist A person who believes in the usage of the terroir, especially one whose production or selection of wine is influenced by this concept. terror Intense dread, fright, or fear. terrorbomb To bomb (chiefly civilian areas) with the intention of instilling terror and decreasing morale. terrorbombing An act of terrorbombing. terrorcore A European music genre that is a faster variant of hardcore techno, often incorporating samples from horror films. terrorful Full of terror. Terrorgram A decentralized network of far-right Telegram channels. Terrorgrammer A member of Terrorgram. terrorism The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94. terrorist A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals. terroristic Of or pertaining to a terrorist, terrorism, or terror. terroristical Of or relating to terrorists terroristically By means of terrorism, or in a manner that suggests it. terrorization The act of terrorizing. terrorize To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify. terrorizee One who is terrorized. terrorizer Someone who terrorizes, who induces terror, a terror. terrorless Not causing terror; unfrightening. terrorlessness Absence of terror. terrormonger Synonym of fearmonger terrorsome Characterised or marked by terror; frightful; frightening terrorsploitation A genre of exploitation films focused on terrorism or terrorist attacks, often provoking fear. terrorstricken Stricken with terror; utterly terrified. terrorstruck Stricken with terror; utterly terrified. terrorwave Vaporwave music and art with terrorist and militant themes. terry A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper. Terryology A fringe theory of logic developed by American actor Terrence Howard, said to be able to prove the statement "1 × 1 = 2". Terryville A census-designated place in the town of Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Tersanctus The Trisagion (beginning “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal …”). Terschelling An island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. terse Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point. tersely In a brief, concise, or to the point manner. terseness The characteristic of being terse. tersion The act of wiping. terskite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. tersulphide A trisulfide. tersulphuret A trisulfide. tertamyl tertiary amyl tertatolol A beta blocker drug. tertbutyl Synonym of tertiary butyl. terthiophene An oligomer of the heterocycle thiophene. tertial Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird. tertian Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning). tertianship The final period of formation for members of the Society of Jesus. tertiapin A peptide found in the venom of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera). tertiarily In a tertiary way. tertiariness The state of being tertiary. tertiarism All the symptoms of the tertiary stage of syphilis taken collectively. tertiarization A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector. tertiary Of third rank or order; subsequent. tertiate To reduce by one third; especially, kill one third of (a group of people). tertibrach The third-order brachial plate of a crinoid. tertile Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population. tertiparous Pregnant for the third time. tertschite A monoclinic snow white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen. tertulia An evening party, a soirée, especially in Spain. Tertullian Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage. Tertullianism The beliefs of the Tertullianists. Tertullianist An adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE). teruah A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial Teruel A city, the provincial capital of Teruel, Spain. teruggite A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen. Teruhisa A male given name from Japanese. Teruko A female given name from Japanese. terumah heave offering Terumi A female given name from Japanese. Terumitsu A male given name from Japanese. Terunari A male given name from Japanese. teruncius An ancient Roman coin worth one quarter of an as. terutroban An antiplatelet agent. Teruya A unisex given name from Japanese. tervalence trivalence tervalent trivalent. terven Characteristic of, related to, or espousing gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminism. tervert A gender-critical feminist or anti-transgender advocate, viewed as having an unhealthy fixation on trans people's genitals. terverticillate Having three whorls Tervola A municipality of Lapland, Finland. Tervuren A municipality of the Flemish Brabant province in Belgium. Terwilliger A surname. terylene A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used for making thread and cloth. terzanelle A poetry form which is a combination of the villanelle and the terza rima. terzet A terzetto; a composition in three voice parts. terzetta An old Italian flintlock pistol. terzetto A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio. Terzian A surname from Armenian. terzina A tercet. Terzo A surname from Italian. tesaglitazar A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist with affinity to PPARα and PPARγ, proposed for type 2 diabetes. tesamorelin A growth hormone–releasing hormone analogue. Tesar A surname from Czech. Tesbury A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia Tesch A surname. teschemacherite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. teschenite Any of a group of rocks containing essential pyroxene, olivine, and analcime. teschenitic Composed of, or relating to, teschenite. Teschner A surname from German. teschoviral Relating to a teschovirus. teschovirus Any virus of the genus Teschovirus Tescoization A policy of aggressive commercial expansion. Tescopoly The dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco. TESCREAL An umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and longtermism). Tesem An extinct kind of dog from Ancient Egypt resembling a greyhound Teseney A market town in western Eritrea. tesetaxel A particular drug used in chemotherapy. Tesfai A surname from Amharic. Tesfay A surname from Amharic. Tesfaye A surname from Amharic. tesh The IPA digraph "tʃ", or the obsolete ligature "ʧ". Teshome A surname from Amharic. teshuva The Jewish concept of penitence. tesia A bird of the genus Tesia tesice Four times. Teske A surname. tesla In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity. teslameter An instrument for measuring the strength of a magnetic field in tesla. Teslaphile An aficionado or fan of the scientist Nikola Tesla. Teslapunk A form of science fiction related to the work, life, researches etc. of Nikola Tesla. Teslascope A radio transceiver that was allegedly invented by Serbian scientist Nikola Tesla for communicating with extraterrestrial life. Teslin A village in Yukon, Canada. Teslui A commune of Dolj County, Romania. Tesmer A surname. Teso A Nilotic ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya. tesofensine A phenyltropane drug under development for the treatment of obesity. Tesoriero A surname. Tesoro A surname. Tess A diminutive of the female given name Teresa. Tessa A diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek. Tessalit A village and rural commune in the Kidal Region of Mali. tessaratomid Any bug in the family Tessaratomidae. tessarine A hypercomplex number of the form t=w+xi+yj+zk, w,x,y,z∈ℝ where ij=ji=k, i²=-1, j²=+1. tesselar Formed of tesserae, like a mosaic. tesselated Covered with pieces that are identically shaped. tessella A small tessera. tessellate tessellated tessellated Covered with tiles (pieces that are similarly shaped) tessellately In a tessellate manner. tessellation The property or fact of tessellating. Tessema A surname from Amharic. tessera A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic. tesseract The four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares). tesseracted Raised to the fourth power. tesseractic Relating to a tesseract; relating to four-dimensional space or to a 4-polytope