| DEMETHYLATED | • demethylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of demethylate. • demethylated adj. (Chemistry) That has been subjected to demethylation. |
| DEMETHYLATES | • demethylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demethylate. |
| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| DIATHERMANCY | • diathermancy n. The condition of being diathermic. • DIATHERMANCY n. permeability by or conductibility of radiant heat, also DIATHERMACY. |
| DIETHYLAMIDE | • diethylamide n. (Organic chemistry) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents… • DIETHYLAMIDE n. as in lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD. |
| DIETHYLAMINE | • diethylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH. • DIETHYLAMINE n. a liquid resembling ethylamine, derived from ammonia, with ethyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
| DITHYRAMBIST | • DITHYRAMBIST n. one who sings dithyrambic hymns. |
| DYSRHYTHMIAS | • dysrhythmias n. Plural of dysrhythmia, which can refer to types of dysrhythmia, cases of dysrhythmia, or episodes of dysrhythmia. • DYSRHYTHMIA n. an abnormal rhythm. |
| HEADMASTERLY | • headmasterly adj. In a manner befitting a headmaster. • HEADMASTERLY adj. like a headmaster. |
| HEMIHYDRATED | • hemihydrated adj. (Chemistry) In the form of a hemihydrate. • HEMIHYDRATED adj. in the form of a hemihydrate. |
| HEMIHYDRATES | • hemihydrates n. Plural of hemihydrate. • HEMIHYDRATE n. a hydrate, such as plaster of paris, containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate. |
| HYDATIDIFORM | • hydatidiform adj. Resembling a hydatid. • HYDATIDIFORM adj. having the shape of a hydatid, a fluid-filled cyst, esp. one containing tapeworm larva. |
| HYDROTHERMAL | • hydrothermal adj. Of, or relating to hot water. • hydrothermal adj. (Geology) Of or relating to emanations of hot water that are rich in minerals, or to the rocks formed from them. • HYDROTHERMAL adj. designating naturally hot underground water that has geological effects. |
| LYMPHOMATOID | • lymphomatoid adj. Relating to, or characteristic of lymphomata. • LYMPHOMATOID adj. like a lymphoma. |
| MEALYMOUTHED | • mealymouthed adj. Alternative form of mealy-mouthed. • mealy-mouthed adj. Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright. • MEALYMOUTHED adj. not plain and straightforward. |
| METALDEHYDES | • METALDEHYDE n. a polymer of acetaldehyde. |
| METHODICALLY | • methodically adv. In a methodical manner; with order. • METHODICAL adv. arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order, also METHODIC. |
| MONOHYDRATED | • monohydrated adj. Hydrated with a single molecule of water. • MONOHYDRATED adj. like a monohydrate. |
| MONOHYDRATES | • monohydrates n. Plural of monohydrate. • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
| PHOTODYNAMIC | • photodynamic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations. • photodynamic adj. Of, or relating to photodynamics. • PHOTODYNAMIC adj. of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system. |