tets

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of tet
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of transcutaneous energy transmission system: an experimental subcutaneous device for generating current in heart patients.

   “TETS however, has the problems of fluctuation of coupling factor and load resistance. TETS must be controlled to ensure stable power transmission.”

   “The internal unit and TETS coil were implanted into subcutaneous space at the abdominal wall.”

   “A research team from the University of Pennsylvania tested the health effects of the TETS‐powered ventriculus sinister assistant device [63]. They implanted a 160 kHz max power 16.9W TETS system into a cow's body.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of tetramethylenedisulfotetramine.

   “TETS binds noncompetitively and irreversibly to GABA receptors on neuronal cell membranes and blocks chloride channels.”

   “We characterized TETS as an activator of spontaneous Ca2+ oscillations and electrical burst discharges in mouse hippocampal neruonal cultures at 1317 days in vitro using FLIPR Fluo-4 fluorescence measurements and extracellular microelectrode array recording.”

   “And there is no proven antidote to TETS. Once ingested, the poison attacks the membranes of the neurone cells, causing death by convulsion in seconds.”

   “In his stomach and vomit the ME found traces of Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine, commonly known as TETS, or, in simplest terms, rat poison.”

4. (form-of, plural)plural of TET
5. (UK, informal)A bottle or serving of Tetley's beer.

   “A good pint of Tetleys pulled through the auto vac system, which meant pulling three or four pints to create a single pint, was second to none. Outside Yorkshire, and going south, this system was used infrequently and, consequently, a pint of Tets served elsewhere would be very ordinary.”

name

1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Trains Entering Terminal Stations: a failsafe device for stopping trains that are entering a station at the end of a railway line.

   “The driver had three hundred quid in his pocket when he died - he was going to put a deposit on a car for his daughter after his shift. That's not the action of a suicide. I suppose some good came out of it, with TETS.”

   “The accident led to the introduction of TETS, or Trains Entering Terminal Stations (London Underground) or alternatively Moorgate Control (National Rail), named after the disaster and introduced on all dead-end terminal stations.”