Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Thyrsus

A wand or staff tipped with a pinecone and entwined with ivy or vine leaves, associated with Dionysus and his revelers in Greek mythology.

Tinct

A slight quality or trace of something; a tinge or hue.

Tiresias

A blind prophet of Apollo in Greek mythology, famous for his clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.

Titillate

To excite or stimulate pleasantly, especially in a sexual, suspenseful, or curious way.

Toneme

A distinctive pitch pattern or tone that can change the meaning of a word in a tone language, analogous to how a phoneme changes meaning in segmental phonology.

Torpor

A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

Torr

A unit of pressure equal to 133.32 pascals or one millimeter of mercury, used particularly in vacuum measurements.

Torrefaction

The thermal treatment of biomass or minerals at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen to alter their chemical and physical properties.

Tortile

Twisted, coiled, or wound spirally, especially of natural formations like stems or horns.

Toxemia

A condition in which the blood contains toxins produced by bacterial infection of a wound or by a local infection.

Toxidrome

A constellation of signs and symptoms associated with a particular type of poisoning or overdose, which helps medical professionals identify the offending agent.

Tracheotomy

A surgical procedure in which a cut is made in the windpipe to relieve an obstruction to breathing.