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List of Words for Letter 'T'
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telescope
a tool to make distant objects appear closer and larger
temperate
having few or no extremes
temperate forest
a forest biome with four distinct seasons
tentacle
a long, thin, armlike structure
translucent
a material that absorbs some light energy but lets some through
transparent
a material that does not absorb or reflect much light energy
transverse wave
a wave that moves in an up and down motion
tropical
coming from a region near the equator with warm temperatures all year long
tropical rain forest
a hot, wet forest biome found near the equator
turbine
a machine that turns and produces energy