| CRYOHYDRATE | • cryohydrate n. (Chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| CRYOTHERAPY | • cryotherapy n. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease… • CRYOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYMOTHERAPY. |
| CYANOPHYTES | • cyanophytes n. Plural of cyanophyte. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYCADOPHYTE | • cycadophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad. • CYCADOPHYTE n. any of a division of usually unbranched mostly extinct gymnosperms. |
| HYDROLYSATE | • hydrolysate n. (Chemistry) Any product of a hydrolysis reaction. • HYDROLYSATE n. a product of hydrolysis, also HYDROLYZATE. |
| HYDROLYZATE | • hydrolyzate n. Alternative form of hydrolysate. • HYDROLYZATE n. a product of hydrolysis, also HYDROLYSATE. |
| HYDROXYLASE | • hydroxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups. • HYDROXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze oxidation reactions. |
| HYDROXYLATE | • hydroxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| HYDROXYUREA | • hydroxyurea n. (Organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH2CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug;… • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| HYETOGRAPHY | • hyetography n. The science that deals with the geographical distribution of rain. • HYETOGRAPHY n. the study of rainfall distribution. |
| HYOSCYAMINE | • hyoscyamine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine… • HYOSCYAMINE n. a drug obtained from henbane. |
| HYPERACUITY | • hyperacuity n. Sensory performance finer than the receptor grain. • HYPERACUITY n. the state of being hyperacute. |
| HYPERDACTYL | • HYPERDACTYL adj. having more than five fingers or toes. |
| HYPERLYDIAN | • HYPERLYDIAN adj. in Greek music, above the Lydian mode. |
| HYPERTHYMIA | • hyperthymia n. A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable… • HYPERTHYMIA n. excessive emotionalism. |
| HYPOPHYSEAL | • hypophyseal adj. Alternative spelling of hypophysial. • HYPOPHYSEAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
| HYPOTHECARY | • hypothecary adj. Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortgage as surety for a loan. • hypothecary n. (Law) The holder of a hypothec, or pledge. • HYPOTHECARY adj. of or pertaining to mortgages. |
| MYELOGRAPHY | • myelography n. (Medicine) A type of radiographic examination that uses a contrast medium to detect pathology of the… • MYELOGRAPHY n. the taking of myelograms. |
| PYELOGRAPHY | • pyelography n. (Medicine) radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance. • PYELOGRAPHY n. the use of pyelograms, X-ray pictures of the renal pelvis. |