brittle heart
noun
(A condition of) timber that is characterized by abnormal brittleness and low strength, especially in the heartwood.
Origin
1930s.
- thermoregulatory
- thermos
- thermos bottle
- thermoset
- thermosetting
- thermos flask
- thermosphere
- thermostable
- thermostat
- thermostatic
- thermostatically
- thermotactic
- thermotaxic
- thermotaxis
- thermotropic
- thermotropism
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- the roaring forties
- the Rock
- the Rockies
- theroid
- the roof of the world
- theropod
- the Rota
- the rough edge (or side) of someone's tongue