TROPHIC LEVEL   :   

A feeding level within a food web.

TROPOSPHERE   :   

The lower regions of a planetary atmosphere where convection keeps the gas mixed and maintains a steady increase of temperature with depth. Most clouds are in the troposphere.

TRYPSIN   :   

The proteolytic enzyme that hydrolyzes peptide bonds present on the carboxyl end of the amino acids arginine and lysine is known as trypsin.

TUFF   :   

The general term for consolidated pyroclastic debris.

TUMOR   :   

The abnormal growth of cells that causes swelling or lesion is known as tumor. A tumor can be malignant or benign. One should not confuse cancer with tumor as cancer means malignant.

TURBINE   :   

A device with a rotor turned by a moving fluid, such as water, steam, gas, or wind. A turbine changes kinetic energy (energy of movement) into mechanical energy (energy in the form of mechanical power).

TYMPANIC MEMBRANE   :   

The thin membrane separating the inner ear from the middle ear is known as tympanic membrane or eardrum.

TYPHLOSOLE   :   

The internal fold of the intestine's inner wall is known as typhlosole.