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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

seetee en · ADJ

Etymology

Spelling out of CT, initialism of contraterrene. Coined by American science fiction author Jack Williamson in 1942.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Synonym of contraterrene (“made of or pertaining to antimatter”).
    • She inferred what happened: the atmosphere of Yuggoth was composed of SeeTee matter. ¶ SeeTee. CT. ContraTerrene. Antimatter. 2010, Richard A. Lupoff, “Nothing Personal”, in Darrell Schweitzer, editor, Cthulhu’s Reign, →ISBN:
    • He followed her slowly into the empty hallway, announcing flatly, “I never made a seetee weapon. I don’t intend to start now.” 1949, Jack Williamson, “Seetee Shock”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 42, number 4, page 149:
    • He gritted his teeth as another bolt of seetee matter exploded against the energy screen. 1960, John Glasby, Black Abyss, e-book edition, published 2014, →ISBN:

Synonyms

contraterrene