"TETS" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TETS
  1. (UK, railway) Initialism of Trains Entering Terminal Stations: a failsafe device for stopping trains that are entering a station at the end of a railway line. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Trains Entering Terminal Stations (extra: a failsafe device for stopping trains that are entering a station at the end of a railway line)
    Sense id: en-TETS-en-name-OfMr1tht Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 17 31

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} TETS
  1. (medicine) Initialism of transcutaneous energy transmission system: an experimental subcutaneous device for generating current in heart patients. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: transcutaneous energy transmission system (extra: an experimental subcutaneous device for generating current in heart patients) Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-TETS-en-noun-32-ephtS Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of tetramethylenedisulfotetramine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: tetramethylenedisulfotetramine Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-TETS-en-noun-UayUu8no Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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