| 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. |
| ANECDOTALLY | • anecdotally adv. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident. • ANECDOTAL adv. relating to anecdote, also ANECDOTIC. |
| ANGELOLATRY | • angelolatry n. The worshipping of angels. • ANGELOLATRY n. worship of or belief in angels. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EXPLANATORY | • explanatory adj. Intended to serve as an explanation. • explanatory adj. (Of a person) Disposed to explain. • EXPLANATORY adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| FLAMBOYANTE | • FLAMBOYANTE n. a tropical tree with flame-coloured flowers, also FLAMBOYANT. |
| GYNAECOMAST | • gynaecomast n. Alternative form of gynecomast. • gynæcomast n. Obsolete typography of gynaecomast. • GYNAECOMAST n. a man suffering from gynaecomastia. |
| 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. |
| PALEOBOTANY | • paleobotany n. The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANY. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| TREASONABLY | • treasonably adv. In a treasonable manner. • TREASONABLE adv. of the nature of treason. |