| 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. |
| ARYTAENOIDS | • arytaenoids n. Plural of arytaenoid. • ARYTAENOID n. one of a pair of cartilages or muscles of the larynx, also ARYTENOID. |
| ARYTENOIDAL | • arytenoidal adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids. • ARYTENOIDAL adj. pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx. |
| HAEMOCYANIN | • haemocyanin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemocyanin. • HAEMOCYANIN n. an oxygen-carrying pigment in arachnids, equivalent to haemoglobin in mammals. |
| HYPNOPAEDIA | • hypnopaedia n. Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means. • hypnopædia n. Rare spelling of hypnopaedia. • HYPNOPAEDIA n. training or instruction during sleep. |
| HYPOAEOLIAN | • HYPOAEOLIAN adj. in Greek music, below the Aeolian mode. |
| 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. |
| LEGATIONARY | • legationary adj. Relating to a legation. • LEGATIONARY adj. relating to a legation. |
| MAYONNAISES | • mayonnaises n. Plural of mayonnaise. • MAYONNAISE n. (French) a thick sauce consisting of yolk of egg beaten up with oil and vinegar and seasoned with salt etc. |
| 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. |
| SEASONALITY | • seasonality n. Variation with the seasons. • SEASONALITY n. the state of being seasonal. |
| 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. |