| CYCLOOXYGENASE | • cyclooxygenase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the… • cyclo-oxygenase n. (Biochemistry) Alternative spelling of cyclooxygenase. |
| ETYMOLOGICALLY | • etymologically adv. Based on or belonging to etymology. • ETYMOLOGICAL adv. related to etymology. |
| GLYCERALDEHYDE | • glyceraldehyde n. (Biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIA | • hyperglycaemia n. Alternative spelling of hyperglycemia. • hyperglycæmia n. Obsolete form of hyperglycemia. • HYPERGLYCAEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCEMIA. |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIC | • hyperglycaemic adj. Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic. • hyperglycæmic adj. Obsolete form of hyperglycemic. • HYPERGLYCAEMIC adj. suffering from hyperglycaemia, an excess of sugar in the blood. |
| HYPERGLYCEMIAS | • hyperglycemias n. Plural of hyperglycemia. • HYPERGLYCEMIA n. an excess of sugar in the blood, also HYPERGLYCAEMIA. |
| HYPERGOLICALLY | • hypergolically adv. In a hypergolic way. • HYPERGOLIC adv. igniting on contact, applied e.g. to rocket fuel which ignites spontaneously on contact with an oxidizing agent. |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIAS | • hypoglycaemias n. Plural of hypoglycaemia. • HYPOGLYCAEMIA n. abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, also HYPOGLYCEMIA. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTES | • megakaryocytes n. Plural of megakaryocyte. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTIC | • megakaryocytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes. • MEGAKARYOCYTIC adj. of or like a megakaryocyte. |
| METAPSYCHOLOGY | • metapsychology n. (Psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. • metapsychology n. (Psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology. • metapsychology n. (Philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. |
| PHYTOGEOGRAPHY | • phytogeography n. (Biology) The science that studies the geographical distribution of plants; geobotany. • PHYTOGEOGRAPHY n. the geography of plant distribution. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| SYNERGETICALLY | • synergetically adv. Synergistically. • SYNERGETIC adv. cooperating, working together. |
| SYRINGOMYELIAS | • syringomyelias n. Plural of syringomyelia. • SYRINGOMYELIA n. a chronic progressive disease of the spinal cord associated with sensory disturbances, muscle atrophy, and spasticity. |