| synchronic | (adjective) concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents | - |
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| (adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | Synonyms: synchronal, synchronous |
| (adjective) (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time | - |
| synchronicity | (noun) the relation that exists when things occur at the same time | Synonyms: synchroneity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony |
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| talismanic | (adjective) possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power | - |
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| tannic | (adjective) derived from tannin | - |
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| technical | (adjective) characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill | Synonyms: proficient |
| (adjective) of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | Synonyms: technological |
| (adjective) according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules | - |
| (adjective) relating to or concerned with machinery or tools | Synonyms: mechanical, mechanically skillful |
| (adjective) of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood | Synonyms: expert |
| (adjective) resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations | - |
| (noun) (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play | Synonyms: technical foul |
| (noun) a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it | - |
| technicality | (noun) a specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field | - |
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| (noun) the state of being technical as in the use of technical terms or methods | - |
| technically | (adverb) with regard to technical skill and the technology available | - |
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| (adverb) with regard to technique | - |
| (adverb) according to the exact meaning; according to the facts | - |
| technician | (noun) someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process | - |
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| (noun) someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique | - |
| technicolor | (noun) a trademarked method of making color motion pictures | - |
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| tectonic | (adjective) pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust | - |
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| (adjective) of or pertaining to construction or architecture | Synonyms: architectonic |
| tectonics | (noun) the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust | Synonyms: plate tectonic theory, plate tectonics |
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| (noun) the science of architecture | Synonyms: architectonics |
| telecommunicate | (verb) communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail | - |
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| telecommunication | (noun) (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance | - |
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| (noun) (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically | Synonyms: telecom |
| telephonic | (adjective) of or relating to telephony | - |
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| teratogenic | (adjective) of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development | - |
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| tetanic | (adjective) of or relating to or causing tetanus | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or causing tetany | - |
| thermionic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of thermions | - |
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| thermionics | (noun) the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes) | - |
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| titanic | (adjective) of great force or power | - |
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| tonic | (adjective) (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch | Synonyms: accented |
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| (adjective) employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words | Synonyms: tonal |
| (adjective) of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue | - |
| (adjective) imparting vitality and energy | Synonyms: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing |
| (adjective) relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale | - |
| (noun) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | Synonyms: restorative |
| (noun) (music) the first note of a diatonic scale | Synonyms: keynote |
| (noun) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring | Synonyms: pop, soda, soda pop, soda water |
| (noun) lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine | Synonyms: quinine water, tonic water |
| tonicity | (noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | Synonyms: tone, tonus |
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| transoceanic | (adjective) on or from the other side of an ocean | - |
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| transonic | (adjective) (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level | Synonyms: sonic |
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| transuranic | (adjective) having an atomic number greater than 92 | - |
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| triclinic | (adjective) having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles | Synonyms: anorthic |
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| tunic | (noun) any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees | - |
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| (noun) an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue | Synonyms: adventitia, tunica |
| tunica | (noun) an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue | Synonyms: adventitia, tunic |
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| tunicate | (noun) primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva | Synonyms: urochord, urochordate |
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| tympanic | (adjective) associated with the eardrum | - |
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| (adjective) resembling a drum | - |
| tyrannic | (adjective) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical |
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| tyrannical | (adjective) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior | Synonyms: oppressive, tyrannous |
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| (adjective) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic |
| tyrannicide | (noun) killing a tyrant | - |
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| ultrasonic | (adjective) having frequencies above those of audible sound | Synonyms: supersonic |
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| ultrasonically | (adverb) by ultrasonic means | - |
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| uncommunicative | (adjective) not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions | Synonyms: incommunicative |
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| uncommunicativeness | (noun) the trait of being uncommunicative | - |
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| unhygienic | (adjective) unclean and constituting a likely cause of disease | - |
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| unhygienically | (adverb) in an unhygienic manner | - |
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| unicameral | (adjective) composed of one legislative body | - |
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| unicellular | (adjective) having or consisting of a single cell | - |
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| unicorn | (noun) an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead | - |
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| unicuspid | (adjective) having a single cusp or point | - |
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| unicycle | (noun) a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | Synonyms: monocycle |
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| (verb) ride a unicycle | - |
| unicyclist | (noun) a person who rides a unicycle | - |
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| unmechanical | (adjective) (of a person) lacking mechanical skills | Synonyms: nonmechanical |
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| untechnical | (adjective) not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences | Synonyms: nontechnical |
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| veronica | (noun) any plant of the genus Veronica | Synonyms: speedwell |
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| vibrionic | (adjective) caused by bacteria of the genus Vibrio | - |
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| viniculture | (noun) the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing | Synonyms: viticulture |
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| volcanic | (adjective) relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes | - |
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| (adjective) igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt | - |
| (adjective) explosively unstable | - |
| volcanically | (adverb) by or like volcanoes | - |
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