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thymic
1[ tahy-mik; spelling pronunciation thahy-mik ]
/ ˈtaɪ mɪk; spelling pronunciation ˈθaɪ mɪk /
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adjective
pertaining to or derived from thyme.
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Words nearby thymic
thylakoid, thyme, thymectomy, thymelaeaceous, -thymia, thymic, thymidine, thymidylic acid, thymine, thymocyte, thymol
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How to use thymic in a sentence
She and colleagues used a monoclonal antibody called tezepelumab to block one of those alarm chemicals, known as thymic stromal lymphopoietin, or TSLP.
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British Dictionary definitions for thymic
thymic
/ (ˈθaɪmɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to the thymus
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