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There are 19 words beginning with TECT

TECTA	• tecta n. Plural of tectum. • TECTUM n. (Latin) a rooflike body structure, esp. the dorsal part of the midbrain.
TECTAL	• tectal adj. Of or pertaining to the tectum. • tectal n. (Phonetics) A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth. • TECTAL adj. relating to a tectum, a rooflike body structure.
TECTUM	• tectum n. (Neuroanatomy) The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior… • tectum n. The interconnected outer surface of a spore. • TECTUM n. (Latin) a rooflike body structure, esp. the dorsal part of the midbrain.
TECTITE	• tectite n. Alternative form of tektite. • TECTITE n. a type of small glassy stone, thought to be a product of meteorite impact, also TEKTITE.
TECTRIX	• tectrix n. The covert of a bird’s wing. • TECTRIX n. (Latin) one of the coverts (feathers covering the main feathers) of a bird's wing.
TECTUMS	• TECTUM n. (Latin) a rooflike body structure, esp. the dorsal part of the midbrain.
TECTITES	• tectites n. Plural of tectite. • TECTITE n. a type of small glassy stone, thought to be a product of meteorite impact, also TEKTITE.
TECTONIC	• tectonic adj. Of or relating to construction or to architecture. • tectonic adj. (Biology) Structural. • tectonic adj. (Geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth’s (or a similar planet’s) lithosphere.
TECTIFORM	• tectiform adj. (Biology, anthropology) Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge. • tectiform n. (Anthropology) A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing… • TECTIFORM adj. shaped like a roof.
TECTONICS	• tectonics n. (Geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth. • tectonics n. (Architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction. • TECTONICS n. the science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms.
TECTONISM	• tectonism n. The deformation of the Earth’s crust due to tectonic activity. • TECTONISM n. tectonics.
TECTORIAL	• tectorial adj. Serving to cover something. • tectorial adj. Of or pertaining to the tectorium. • TECTORIAL adj. covering, e.g. a tectorial membrane.
TECTRICES	• tectrices n. Plural of tectrix. • TECTRIX n. (Latin) one of the coverts (feathers covering the main feathers) of a bird's wing.
TECTONISMS	• tectonisms n. Plural of tectonism. • TECTONISM n. tectonics.
TECTRICIAL	• TECTRICIAL adj. of or like a tectrix, one of the coverts (feathers covering the main feathers) of a bird's wing.
TECTIBRANCH	• tectibranch n. (Zoology) One of the order Tectibranchiata. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs.
TECTIBRANCHS	• tectibranchs n. Plural of tectibranch. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs.
TECTONICALLY	• tectonically adv. In a tectonic way or manner. • tectonically adv. In a fundamental way. • tectonically adv. (Geology, seismology) Involving tectonic plates.
TECTIBRANCHIATE	• tectibranchiate adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata. • tectibranchiate n. Any tectibranchiate mollusk. • TECTIBRANCHIATE adj. of a like a tectibranch, any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs.

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