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9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originBlend of thyratron (1930) + transistor (1947). First attested c. 1965, as an alternative name for the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) developed in the late 1950s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- history 13
- thirsty 13
- hostry 12
- shirty 12
- shorty 12
- stithy 12
- thirty 12
- thyrsi 12
- toyish 12
- yirths 12
- horsy 11
- hotty 11