English words: tertian to testivation

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English words tertian to testivation

tertian adjective, noun: Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).
tertianship noun: The final period of formation for members of the Society of Jesus.
tertiapin noun: A peptide found in the venom of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera).
tertiarily adverb: In a tertiary way.
tertiariness noun: The state of being tertiary.
tertiarisation noun: Alternative form of tertiarization.
tertiarism noun: All the symptoms of the tertiary stage of syphilis taken collectively.
tertiarization noun: A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector.
tertiary adjective, noun /ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/: Of third rank or order; subsequent.
tertiary alcohol noun: Any alcohol of general formula R₃C-OH
tertiary amine noun: An amine, containing three radicals, of general formula R₁R₂R₃-N; the radicals may be the same, different, or part of a ring.
tertiary amyl noun: The univalent organic radical 2-methyl-2-butyl CH₃CH₂(CH₃)₂C-
tertiary butyl noun: The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-
tertiary butylhydroquinone noun: An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.
tertiary care noun: Health care treatment requiring very specialized expertise and advanced equipment and usually delivered within a medical facility.
tertiary college noun: A kind of further education college in England and Wales, offering academic and vocational courses to teenagers and adults.
tertiary color noun: Any color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors, or of a primary color and an adjacent secondary color.
tertiary colour noun: Any colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours, or of a primary colour and an adjacent secondary colour.
tertiary education noun: Higher education.
tertiary explosive noun: A type of explosive that is highly insensitive to shock and that cannot be reliably detonated by practical quantities of primary explosive.
tertiary healthcare noun: Synonym of tertiary care.
tertiary industry noun: An industry that provides goods or services to consumers using raw materials from primary industry and goods processed by secondary industry.
tertiary-level education noun: Higher education.
tertiary phosphine noun: any compound of general formula PR₃ (where R is not H)
tertiary planet noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tertiary, planet. (the third planet; usually counting outwards from the central sun)
tertiary sector noun: The sector of the economy that principally provides goods and services to consumers using goods produced by the other sectors.
tertiary source noun: A selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.
tertiary storage noun: A high-capacity, low-cost tier of data storage primarily used for archiving and backing up massive, infrequently accessed data sets.
tertiary structure noun: The manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.
tertiary student noun: A student undergoing tertiary education
tertiary work noun: Synonym of tertiary source.
tertiate adjective, noun, verb /ˈtɜːʃɪeɪt/: To reduce by one third; especially, kill one third of (a group of people).
tertibrach noun: The third-order brachial plate of a crinoid.
tertile noun: Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.
tertiparous adjective: Pregnant for the third time.
tertium non datur phrase: For every proposition, either it is true or its negation is true.
tertium quid noun: Something intermediate between two classifications.
tertschite noun: A monoclinic snow white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
tertulia noun /tɜːˈtuːlɪə/: An evening party, a soirée, especially in Spain.
Tertullian adjective /tɜːˈtʌli.ən/: Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.
Tertullianism noun: The beliefs of the Tertullianists.
Tertullianist noun: An adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE).
teru-tero noun: Synonym of southern lapwing.
teruah noun /tɹuˈɑː/: A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial
Teruel proper noun: A city, the provincial capital of Teruel, Spain.
teruf noun: Alternative form of taraf (“Indian land division”).
teruggite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
Teruko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
terumah noun: heave offering
Terumi proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
teruncius noun: An ancient Roman coin worth one quarter of an as.
terutero noun: Alternative form of teru-tero.
terutroban noun: An antiplatelet agent.
tervalence noun: trivalence
tervalent adjective: trivalent.
terven adjective, noun: Characteristic of, related to, or espousing gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminism.
terverticillate adjective: Having three whorls
Tervuren proper noun: A municipality of the Flemish Brabant province in Belgium.
Terwilliger proper noun: A surname.
terylene noun: A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used for making thread and cloth.
terza rima noun /ˌtɛːtsə ˈɹiːmə/: An arrangement of triplets, generally in iambic pentameter in English, with rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc.
terzanelle noun: A poetry form which is a combination of the villanelle and the terza rima.
terzet noun: A terzetto; a composition in three voice parts.
terzetta noun: Alternative form of terzetto.
terzetto noun /tɝˈzɛ.toʊ/: A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.
Terzian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
terzina noun: A tercet.
Terzo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
tesaglitazar noun /ˌtɛs.əˈɡlɪt.əˌzɑɹ/: A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist with affinity to PPARα and PPARγ, proposed for type 2 diabetes.
tesamorelin noun: A growth hormone–releasing hormone analogue.
Tesar proper noun: A surname from Czech.
Tesch proper noun /tɛʃ/: A surname.
teschemacherite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
Teschen disease noun: A severe and fatal form of encephalomyelitis in pigs, caused by the virus genus Teschovirus.
teschenite noun /ˈtɛʃəˌnaɪt/: Any of a group of rocks containing essential pyroxene, olivine, and analcime.
teschenitic adjective: Composed of, or relating to, teschenite.
teschoviral adjective: Relating to a teschovirus.
teschovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Teschovirus
Tesco Value adjective: Cheap or basic.
Tescoisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Tescoization.
Tescoization noun: A policy of aggressive commercial expansion.
Tescopoly noun: The dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco.
TESCREAL noun /ˈtɛskɹiːəl/: An umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and...
Tesem noun: An extinct kind of dog from Ancient Egypt resembling a greyhound
tesetaxel noun /tɛsɪˈtæksəl/: A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
Tesfaye proper noun: A surname from Amharic.
tesguino noun: A corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
tesh noun /tɛʃ/: The IPA digraph "tʃ", or the obsolete ligature "ʧ".
Tesho Lama noun: Alternative form of Tashi Lama.
Teshome proper noun: A surname from Amharic.
Teshu Lama noun: Alternative form of Tashi Lama.
teshuba noun: Alternative form of teshuva.
teshubah noun: Alternative form of teshuva.
teshuva noun /tɛˈʃuːvə/: The Jewish concept of penitence.
teshuvah noun: Alternative form of teshuva.
tesia noun: A bird of the genus Tesia
tesice adverb /tɛsɑɪs/: Four times.
Teske proper noun: A surname.
TESL noun: Initialism of teaching English as a second language (a method or program for teaching English to students whose first language is not English and who live...
tesla noun /ˈtɛslə/: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
Tesla coil noun: A type of resonant transformer circuit used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high-frequency alternating-current electricity.
Tesla-swap noun, verb: A car which has been electrified by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive...
Tesla-swapped adjective, verb: Of a car: electrified by replacing its internal combustion engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors...
Tesla turbine noun: A kind of bladeless centripetal flow turbine.
teslameter noun: An instrument for measuring the strength of a magnetic field in tesla.
Teslaphile noun: An aficionado or fan of the scientist Nikola Tesla.
Teslapunk noun: A form of science fiction related to the work, life, researches etc. of Nikola Tesla.
Teslin proper noun: A village in Yukon, Canada.
Tesnièrean adjective: Of or relating to Lucien Tesnière (1893–1954), influential French linguist.
Tesnièrian adjective: Alternative form of Tesnièrean.
Teso noun: A Nilotic ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya.
tesofensine noun: A phenyltropane drug under development for the treatment of obesity.
TESOL noun: Acronym of teaching English to speakers of other languages.
Tesoro proper noun: A surname.
Tess proper noun /tɛs/: A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
TESSA noun: Acronym of tax-exempt special savings account.
Tessalit proper noun: A village and rural commune in the Kidal Region of Mali.
tessara- prefix /ˈtɛsəɹə/: four
tessaract noun: Alternative spelling of tesseract.
tessaradecad noun: Alternative form of tesseradecade (“a group of fourteen”).
tessaratomid noun: Any bug in the family Tessaratomidae.
tessarine noun: 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 adjective: Formed of tesserae, like a mosaic.
tesselate verb /ˈtɛsəleɪt/: Alternative spelling of tessellate.
tesselated adjective, verb /ˈte.sə.lei.tid/: Covered with pieces that are identically shaped.
tesselation noun: Alternative spelling of tessellation.
tessella noun: A small tessera.
tessellar adjective: Alternative form of tesselar.
tessellate adjective, verb /ˈtɛsəleɪt/: tessellated
tessellate moray noun: Synonym of laced moray.
tessellated adjective, verb: Covered with tiles (pieces that are similarly shaped)
tessellated epithelium noun: Synonym of simple squamous epithelium.
tessellately adverb: In a tessellate manner.
tessellation noun /tɛsəˈleɪʃən/: The property or fact of tessellating.
tessera noun, prefix: A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
tesseract noun /ˈtɛ.səˌɹækt/: 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 adjective, verb: Raised to the fourth power.
tesseractic adjective: Relating to a tesseract; relating to four-dimensional space or to a 4-polytope
tesseradecade noun: A group of fourteen.
tesseraic adjective: Done in mosaic; tessellated.
tesseral adjective: Of, pertaining to, or made up of tesserae.
Tessie noun: A Tesla (vehicle).
Tessier proper noun: A surname from French.
Tessin proper noun: Ticino
Tessitore proper noun: A surname from Italian.
tessitura noun /tɛsɪˈtʊəɹə/: The most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a singer or musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre.
Tessler proper noun: A surname.
tessular adjective: tesseral
Tessy proper noun: A diminutive of the female given names Theresa and Teresa.
test noun, verb /tɛst/: A challenge, trial.
test and trace noun: A means of combating coronavirus by taking samples from individuals and instructing those who are infected to isolate themselves from others and provide...
test bed noun: Alternative form of testbed.
test bench noun: A laboratory bench upon which a device is physically tested.
test card noun: A card printed with various letters or symbols, used in testing vision.
test case noun: A legal action intended to set a precedent.
Test cricket noun: The highest level of international cricket, where Test sides compete against each other in five-day matches.
test cross noun: Alternative form of testcross.
test depth noun: The maximum depth at which a submarine is permitted to operate in peacetime.
test double noun: An object or procedure that looks and behaves like its release-intended counterpart, but is actually a simplified version to reduce complexity and...
test drive noun, verb: A sample driving session in a motor vehicle, in order to assess its quality before purchase.
test-driven development noun: A software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test...
test dummy noun: Ellipsis of crash test dummy.
test-fire verb: Alternative form of testfire.
test firing noun: A launch of a rocket or missile, or a firing of a gun, in order to investigate its performance, handling characteristics etc.
test flight noun: a proving flight; usually of a prototype of a new aircraft design before it goes into production.
test-fly verb: To fly an aircraft in order to evaluate its performance
test harness noun: A software framework for running tests to verify the behaviour of other software components.
test match noun: A five-day first class match between sides representing the official Test nations.
test mule noun: Synonym of development mule.
Test nation noun: Any of the officially recognised nations who play Test cricket: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the...
test of time noun: The correlation of longevity with validity of an idea or trend.
test out noun, verb: To try or experiment with (something or someone) in order to see if it works, is true, or is successful.
test paper noun: a paper submitted by a student for academic examination
test pattern noun: A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast.
test pilot noun: An aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers.
test pit noun: Synonym of trial pit.
test portion noun: A measured amount (volume) of a sample being used in a test.
test pressing noun: A vinyl record created during the production process to ensure the quality and accuracy of the final product.
test-retest method noun: A technique used to estimate the reliability or consistency of some measurement by correlating the results of multiple measurements, spread over time.
test-ride noun, verb: Synonym of test-drive.
test run noun: An initial trial of a device or system to test its basic function.
Test side noun: Any national cricket team that is authorized to compete in Test cricket.
test site noun: A place where products or weapons are tested.
test someone's patience verb: To begin to frustrate someone.
test suite noun: A container that has a set of tests with similar test cases to show that it has some specified set of behaviours.
test-taker noun: One who takes a test.
test the water verb: Alternative form of test the waters.
test the waters verb: To explore or probe, as before making a commitment.
test-time compute noun: The amount of computational power or processing time required for an artificial intelligence system to generate a result or perform a task after it has...
test track noun: A paved track on which road vehicles can be tested.
test tube noun: A glass tube, rounded at one end and open at the other, used for small-scale laboratory tests.
test tube baby noun: A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.
testa noun /ˈtɛstə/: A seed coat.
testability noun: The quality or state of being testable.
testable adjective /ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/: Susceptible to being tested.
testacea noun: Any of various shellfish, especially those of the obsolete orders Vermes or Acephala, or the suborder Thecosomata.
testacean adjective, noun: Covered with or having a shell.
testacellid noun: Any slug in the family Testacellidae.
testaceology noun: The science of testaceous mollusks; conchology.
testaceotheology noun /ˌtɛs.tə.si.oʊ.θiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/: The "theology of shellfish", or the study of divine or spiritual significance attributed to shellfish, such as clams, oysters, and other mollusks.
testaceous adjective /tɛˈsteɪʃəs/: Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.
testacid adjective: Belonging to the protozoan order Arcellinida (formerly Testacida).
testacy noun: The condition of being testate, of having left a valid will at one's death.
testal adjective: Relating to the testa.
testalgia noun: pain in the testis
testament noun, verb /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/: A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after...
testamental adjective: Of or pertaining to a testament; testamentary.
testamentally adverb: In a testamental manner.
testamentarily adverb: By means of or in terms of a will.
testamentary adjective: of or pertaining to a will or testament
testamentary guardian noun: A person appointed by a testator to assume legal guardianship of a minor following the death of a parent or other legal guardian.
testamentation noun: The act or power of giving by testament, or will.
testamenti factio noun /tɛs.təˈmɛn.tiː ˈfak.ti.əʊ/: The legal capacity to compose a testamentum as a testator, available to any Roman citizen sui juris who had attained puberty (i.e. males of fourteen years...
testamentor noun: One who is named to be in charge of the inheritance named in a testament until it is discharged.
testamentrix noun: A female testamentor.
testamur noun /tɛsˈteɪməɹ/: A certificate of successful completion of an examination.
testarolo noun: A kind of pasta or bread in Italian cuisine, cooked on a hot flat surface and sliced into triangular shapes.
testate adjective, noun: having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).
testation noun: The action of a testator in disposing of property by a will
testator noun /ˈtɛˌsteɪ.tɚ/: One who makes or has made a legally valid will.
testatorship noun: The role or status of a testator.
testatory adjective: Of or relating to a testator.
testatrix noun /tɛsˈteɪtɹɪks/: A female testator.
testatum noun: One of the clauses of an English deed, enumerating the operative words of transfer, statement of consideration, money, etc.
testbank noun /ˈtɛstˌbæŋk/: A collection of test questions and/or tests; a databank full of such items.
testbed noun, verb: Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.
testbedding noun, verb: The process of experimenting in a testbed environment.
testbench noun: Alternative spelling of test bench.
testcard noun: Alternative form of test card.
testcase noun: Alternative form of test case.
testcross noun, verb /ˈtɛstˌkɹɒs/: The breeding of an individual with a phenotypically recessive individual, in order to determine the zygosity of the former by analysing proportions of...
teste noun /ˈtɛsti/: A witness.
testectomy noun: orchiectomy; removal of one or both testes
testedness noun: The quality of having been tested.
testee noun: Someone who is tested or examined.
tester noun /ˈtɛstə/: A canopy over a bed.
testered adjective: Having a tester or canopy.
testeria noun: Behavior exhibiting excessive irritability, aggression, or unreasonableness.
testeric noun: A testerical person.
testerical adjective: Overly aggressive, irritable, or unreasonable, as from being overwhelmed by testosterone.
testerically adverb: In a testerical manner.
Testerman proper noun: A surname.
testern noun: A sixpence.
testfire verb: To subject to a test firing.
testibiopalladite noun: An isometric-tetartoidal mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium.
testican noun: A multidomain proteoglycan that is expressed in the brain
testicle noun /ˈtɛstɪkəl/: A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.
testiclectomy noun: Removal of the testicles. (Compare castration, orchiectomy.)
testicled adjective: Having a specified kind or number of testicles.
testicleless adjective: Without testicles.
testicond adjective: Having the testicles naturally concealed within the abdomen, such as in the case of the cetaceans.
testicondy noun: The state of being testicond (Having the testicles naturally concealed within the abdomen)
testicular adjective /tɛsˈtɪkjələ/: Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).
testicular artery noun: Either of a pair of arteries which supply blood to the testes, and of which one arises on each side from the front of the abdominal aorta a little below the...
testicular cancer noun: A form of cancer of the male reproductive system targeting the testicles.
testicular dysgenesis syndrome noun: A condition of the male reproductive system characterised by the presence of symptoms and disorders such as hypospadias, cryptorchidism, poor semen quality...
testicular fortitude noun: balls (courage)
testicular vein noun: a vein that carries deoxygenated blood from its corresponding testis to the inferior vena cava or one of its tributaries.
testicularity noun: The possession of testicles; thus, masculinity
testicularization noun: The formation of the testes
testicularly adverb: In a testicular manner.
testiculate adjective: Resembling a testicle.
testiculated adjective: Having testicles.
testiculo- prefix: testicle
testiculoma noun: Any testicular lump, mass, swelling, or tumor; the term predates modern histopathology and thus (a) is vague and (b) does not correspond specifically to any...
testiculopathic adjective: Relating to testiculopathy
testiculopathy noun: Any testicular disease, typically a cancer.
testiere noun /tɛstˈjɛɹ/: Complete armour for a horse's head.
testifiable adjective: Capable of being testified; attestable.
testificate noun: A certificate of good character that was required to allow travel between parishes in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
testification noun /ˌtɛstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence.
testificator noun: A testifier.
testifiee noun: A person testified against (by a testifier)
testifier noun: One who testifies; a witness.
testify verb /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/: To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
testilie verb: To commit perjury (as a police officer).
testily adverb: In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy.
testilying noun, verb: The act of a police officer giving false testimony (perjury).
testimonial adjective, noun /tɛstɪˈməʊni.əl/: A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony.
testimonialise verb: Alternative spelling of testimonialize.
testimonialist noun: One who gives a testimonial.
testimonialization noun: The act of testimonializing.
testimonialize verb: To give testimony (of).
testimonializer noun: One who testimonializes.
testimonio noun: A first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative.
testimony noun /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/: Statements made by a witness in court.
testin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of testing.
testiness noun: The state or quality of being testy.
testing adjective, noun, verb /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/: Difficult; tough.
testing 1-2-3 interjection: A phrase used to test intercoms and microphones.
testing clause noun: The last clause in a Scottish deed, which narrates when and where the parties signed the deed, before what witnesses, by whose hand written, etc.
testing effect noun: The increase in long-term memory when part of the learning period is devoted to retrieving information from memory.
testing ground noun: A military site that is used for testing weapons.
testing testing interjection: A phrase used to check loudspeakers such as microphones and intercoms or wireless communications like a phone call.
testingly adverb: In a tentative and experimental manner.
testiole noun: The structure, in the testes, from which spermatogonia are generated
testiphony noun: False testimony.
testis noun: A testicle of a vertebrate.
testitis noun: Inflammation of a testis, or of both.
testivation noun: The production of pollen by the stamens

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.