| CARBOXYLASES | • carboxylases n. Plural of carboxylase. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| DICARBOXYLIC | • dicarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups. • DICARBOXYLIC adj. containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule. |
| EXORBITANTLY | • exorbitantly adv. In an exorbitant manner, excessively. • EXORBITANT adv. going beyond the usual limits; (esp. of prices) excessive. |
| EXPROPRIABLE | • expropriable adj. Capable of being expropriated, or seized for public use. • EXPROPRIABLE adj. that can be expropriated. |
| EXTERMINABLE | • exterminable adj. Capable of being exterminated. • EXTERMINABLE adj. that can be exterminated. |
| EXTRADITABLE | • extraditable adj. Of a person: able to be extradited. • extraditable adj. Of an action or an offense: for which one can be extradited. • EXTRADITABLE adj. subject or liable to extradition. |
| HEXOBARBITAL | • hexobarbital n. (Pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce… • HEXOBARBITAL n. a barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic. |
| INEXTIRPABLE | • inextirpable adj. Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable. • INEXTIRPABLE adj. that cannot be extirpated. |
| INEXTRICABLE | • inextricable adj. (Of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle. • inextricable adj. (Of a problem) Impossible to solve. • inextricable adj. (Of a maze etc) Impossible to escape from. |
| INEXTRICABLY | • inextricably adv. In an inextricable manner. • inextricably adv. To an inextricable degree. • INEXTRICABLE adv. forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free. |
| PRATTLEBOXES | • prattleboxes n. Plural of prattlebox. • PRATTLEBOX n. a prattler, a chatterbox. |
| SUBMAXILLARY | • submaxillary adj. (Anatomy) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary. • submaxillary adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the submaxillary gland. • SUBMAXILLARY adj. situated beneath the lower jaw, as in submaxillary gland, a salivary gland discharging beneath tongue. |