| ACETYLATION | • acetylation n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction… • ACETYLATION n. the act of acetylating. |
| AERODYNAMIC | • aerodynamic adj. Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics. • aerodynamic adj. Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air. • AERODYNAMIC adj. relating to aerodynamics, also AERODYNAMICAL. |
| ALYCOMPAINE | • ALYCOMPAINE n. an old name for the plant elecampane. |
| ANECDOTALLY | • anecdotally adv. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident. • ANECDOTAL adv. relating to anecdote, also ANECDOTIC. |
| CARBONYLATE | • carbonylate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule. • CARBONYLATE v. to introduce the carbonyl group into. |
| CHATOYANCES | • chatoyances n. Plural of chatoyance. • CHATOYANCE n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCY. |
| COADJACENCY | • coadjacency n. The condition of being coadjacent. • COADJACENCY n. the state of being coadjacent. |
| CONTRAYERVA | • contrayerva n. Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a… • CONTRAYERVA n. a tropical American plant of the mulberry family, once believed to be an antidote to poisons. |
| COPARCENARY | • coparcenary n. (Law) Joint inheritance or ownership of property. • COPARCENARY n. joint heirship or ownership, also COPARCENERY. |
| CYCLOALKANE | • cycloalkane n. (Organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon. • CYCLOALKANE n. an alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring, aka cycloparaffin. |
| DECAGONALLY | • decagonally adv. In a decagonal manner. • DECAGONAL adv. of a plane figure, having ten sides. |
| FLAMBOYANCE | • flamboyance n. The condition of being flamboyant. • FLAMBOYANCE n. the state of being flamboyant, also FLAMBOYANCY. |
| GYNAECOMAST | • gynaecomast n. Alternative form of gynecomast. • gynæcomast n. Obsolete typography of gynaecomast. • GYNAECOMAST n. a man suffering from gynaecomastia. |
| HAEMOCYANIN | • haemocyanin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemocyanin. • HAEMOCYANIN n. an oxygen-carrying pigment in arachnids, equivalent to haemoglobin in mammals. |
| HYRACOIDEAN | • HYRACOIDEAN n. any member of a genus of mammals including the daman and the dassie or hyrax, also HYRACOID. |
| ISOCYANATES | • isocyanates n. Plural of isocyanate. • ISOCYANATE n. an ester of isomeric cyanic acid used in plastics and adhesives. |
| REACTIONARY | • reactionary adj. (Politics) Favoring a return to an alleged, mythical golden age of the past; anti-progressive. • reactionary adj. (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction. • reactionary adj. In reaction to; as a result of. |
| TACHYPNOEAS | • tachypnoeas n. Plural of tachypnoea. • TACHYPNOEA n. abnormally rapid respiration, also TACHYPNEA. |
| THIOCYANATE | • thiocyanate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion. • THIOCYANATE n. a salt of thiocyanic acid. |