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Terahertz-driven switching

Terahertz-driven switching is the use of terahertz electromagnetic fields, typically 0.1 to 10 THz, to turn conduction on or off, alter crystal phases, or reverse magnetic order.

Terai (ترائی)

The Terai (ترائی) is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests in southern Nepal and northern India, lying between the Siwalik foothills and the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Teraina

Teraina (Washington Island) is a 14.2 km² coral atoll in Kiribati's Northern Line Islands, unusual for its freshwater lake, high rainfall, endangered Rimatara Lorikeet population, and copra economy.

Terajima Ryōan

Terajima Ryōan (寺島良安), also read Terashima Ryōan, was an Edo-period Osaka physician who compiled the illustrated encyclopedia Wakan sansai zue, completed around 1712.

Terance Mann

Terance Stanley Mann (born 1996) is an American NBA guard-forward, drafted 48th overall in 2019 by the Clippers; starred with 39 points in the 2021 Utah playoff game, later traded to the Hawks and then the Brooklyn Nets.

TeraScale (GPU architecture)

TeraScale is a VLIW GPU architecture developed by ATI and AMD for the Radeon HD 2000 through HD 6000 series, debuting in 2007 and being replaced by Graphics Core Next.

Terash Gowalla

Terash Gowalla is an Indian politician and BJP member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam for the 2026–2032 term, elected unopposed after serving as the MLA from Duliajan.

TERASS

TERASS (株式会社TERASS) is a Japanese real estate technology company founded in Tokyo in 2019 by Ryosuke Eguchi, operating a brokerage of independent-contractor agents who keep 75% of each commission.

Teratogen

Teratogen: an agent (drug, chemical, infection, radiation) causing structural or functional abnormalities in an embryo or fetus; studied in teratology. Key examples: thalidomide, isotretinoin, valproate; risk depends on dose, timing, genotype.

Teratogenesis

Teratogenesis: production of birth defects by teratogens such as thalidomide, alcohol, rubella, and valproic acid; risk depends on dose, timing, and genetics, peaking at 3–8 weeks gestation.

Teratology

Teratology: the study of abnormal development and birth defects, now framed as developmental toxicology. Covers teratogen principles, the thalidomide disaster, OECD TG 414/426 animal tests, and new approach methodologies.

Teratoma

A teratoma, also called a dysembryoma, is a germ cell tumor that can contain hair, muscle, and bone, most often found in the ovaries, testicles, or tailbone.

Terauchi Hisaichi

Terauchi Hisaichi (寺内寿一) was a field marshal of the Imperial Japanese Army, Army Minister in 1936–37, and Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army during the Pacific War.

Terauchi Masatake

Terauchi Masatake (1852–1919) was a Japanese army officer and statesman, the first Governor-General of Korea after the 1910 annexation and prime minister from 1916 to 1918.

Terauke system

The terauke system (寺請制度) was a Tokugawa Japan institution requiring every household to belong to a Buddhist temple that certified it was not Christian, beginning around 1635.

TeraWulf

TeraWulf Inc. is an American owner and operator of large-scale data centers that began bitcoin mining in 2022 and has pivoted to long-term HPC and AI hosting leases.

Terazosin

Terazosin is a quinazoline-derived, non-subtype-selective alpha-1 blocker prescribed for benign prostatic hyperplasia and hypertension, first approved in the United States in 1987 and studied as a PGK1 activator in neurodegeneration.

Terbacil

Terbacil (Sinbar; 3-tert-butyl-5-chloro-6-methyluracil) is a persistent, mobile uracil herbicide, US-registered since 1966, inhibiting photosystem II in alfalfa, mint, orchard, and sugarcane weed control.

Terberg Group

Terberg Group, formally Royal Terberg Group, is a Dutch family-owned manufacturer of specialized industrial vehicles, best known for the terminal tractors it has built for ports since 1973.

Terbinafine

Terbinafine (Lamisil) is an allylamine antifungal, discovered 1983 at Sandoz, that inhibits fungal squalene epoxidase; oral 250 mg tablets treat onychomycosis, topical 1% cream treats skin dermatophyte infections.

Terbium

Terbium, element 65, is a silvery lanthanide metal isolated in 1843 by Carl Gustav Mosander and named after Ytterby, Sweden, best known for green phosphors and the Terfenol-D alloy.

Terbufos

Terbufos (CAS 13071-79-9) is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide-nematicide, first US-registered in 1974 for corn, sorghum, and sugar beets; cholinesterase inhibitor, restricted in the EU and banned in Chile.

Terbumeton

Terbumeton (CAS 33693-04-8) is a methoxytriazine photosystem II-inhibiting herbicide, introduced 1967, used in orchards and vines; not EU-approved, persistent and highly leachable.

Terbutaline

Terbutaline (Bricanyl, Brethine) is a short-acting beta-2 agonist bronchodilator approved by the FDA in 1974 for bronchospasm in asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema; contraindicated for tocolysis.

Terbuthylazine

Terbuthylazine (CAS 5915-41-3), a chloro-s-triazine herbicide launched by Ciba-Geigy as Gardoprim, is Europe's key triazine for maize weed control after the atrazine ban; persistent, with mobile metabolite desethyl-terbuthylazine in groundwater.

Terbutryn

Terbutryn (Igran, CAS 886-50-0) is a methylthio-s-triazine photosystem II-inhibiting herbicide for cereals and sorghum, introduced in the 1960s; cancelled in the US, not approved in the EU, biocide use non-approved 2026.

Terby (Martian crater)

Terby is a ~165 km diameter Noachian impact crater on the northern rim of Mars' Hellas basin (28°S, 74°E), holding >2 km thick light-toned layered sedimentary deposits of likely lacustrine origin; a former Mars Science Laboratory candidate landing site.

TERC

TERC (telomerase RNA component, hTR, TR) is the human chromosome 3 ncRNA gene encoding telomerase's RNA template for TTAGGG telomere repeats; mutations cause autosomal dominant dyskeratosis congenita, pulmonary fibrosis, and aplastic anemia.

Terceira Island

Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal: volcanic island, 403.4 km², highest point Serra de Santa Bárbara 1,021 m; home to Angra do Heroísmo, UNESCO World Heritage historic center since 1983.

Terceirona

Terceirona: Brazilian Portuguese colloquial name for a football third division, from terceira plus augmentative -ona; names third-tier state championships in Parana and Rio Grande do Sul, the Joinville amateur league, and Serie C.