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variant of thio- before a vowel: thiazine.

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T.H.I.

abbreviation

temperature-humidity index.

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It was the night that Pham Thi Luyen became an orphan and 12 fellow villagers died.
My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan|Nick Turse|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I remember Pham Thi Luyen who lived several provinces north in Trieu Ai village, Quang Tri Province.
My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan|Nick Turse|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On this day, I think back to an interview I conducted several years ago with a tiny, wizened woman named Tran Thi Nhut.
My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan|Nick Turse|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Acetopathy, as-et-op′a-thi, n. the treating of ailments by the external application of dilute acetic acid.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

Again, among the Ta-ta-thi tribe, two species of Eagle Hawk occur as totems.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang
Phthiriasis, thi-rī′a-sis, n. the lousy disease—morbus pediculosus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Two young men, Bu´lis and Sper´thi-as, then nobly resolved to offer their lives in exchange for those that had been taken.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
First of all, he wished to subdue a few of his most unruly neighbors, such as the Thracians and O-lyn´thi-ans.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for thi- (1 of 2)

THI

abbreviation for

temperature-humidity index

British Dictionary definitions for thi- (2 of 2)

thi-

combining form

a variant of thio-

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