| CARBOXYLASE | • carboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CONSOLATRIX | • CONSOLATRIX n. a woman who consoles. |
| EXFOLIATORS | • exfoliators n. Plural of exfoliator. • EXFOLIATOR n. an exfoliating agent. |
| EXPLICATORS | • explicators n. Plural of explicator. • EXPLICATOR n. one who explicates. |
| 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. |
| METROSEXUAL | • metrosexual n. A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such… • metrosexual n. A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals. • metrosexual adj. Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle. |
| NALTREXONES | • NALTREXONE n. a narcotic antagonist. |
| PEROXISOMAL | • peroxisomal adj. Of or pertaining to the peroxisome. • PEROXISOMAL adj. of or like a peroxisome. |
| PHYLLOXERAS | • phylloxeras n. Plural of phylloxera. • PHYLLOXERA n. a kind of beetle, a pest of vineyards. |
| PROPHYLAXES | • prophylaxes n. Plural of prophylaxis. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| RALOXIFENES | • raloxifenes n. Plural of raloxifene. |
| RATTLEBOXES | • rattleboxes n. Plural of rattlebox. • RATTLEBOX n. any of various tropical and subtropical plants with inflated seedpods within which the seeds rattle. |
| RELAXATIONS | • relaxations n. Plural of relaxation. • RELAXATION n. the act of relaxing or state of being relaxed. |
| RETROSEXUAL | • retrosexual n. A man who embraces traditional masculinity in his dress and behavior. • retrosexual n. (Humorous) One who has not had sex in a very long time. • RETROSEXUAL n. a man with traditional sexual attitudes. |
| XYLOCARPOUS | • xylocarpous adj. Bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody. • XYLOCARPOUS adj. having woody fruit. |