| AMETHYSTINE | • amethystine adj. Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple. • AMETHYSTINE adj. of or like amethyst. |
| ASSYTHMENTS | • assythments n. Plural of assythment. • ASSYTHMENT n. in Scots law, indemnification for injury; satisfaction. |
| ENTOMOPHAGY | • entomophagy n. The eating of insects. • ENTOMOPHAGY n. the eating of insects. |
| ETHYLAMINES | • ethylamines n. Plural of ethylamine. • ETHYLAMINE n. a colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. |
| HEMATOXYLIN | • hematoxylin n. (Medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often… • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HYMENOPTERA | • hymenoptera n. Plural of hymenopteron. • Hymenoptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| METHYLAMINE | • methylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The simplest aliphatic amine, CH3NH2, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications. • METHYLAMINE n. an inflammable gas, obtainable from herring brine. |
| METHYLATING | • methylating v. Present participle of methylate. • methylating adj. That methylates. • METHYLATE v. to introduce one or more methyl groups into (a compound or group). |
| METHYLATION | • methylation n. (Chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule. • methylation n. (Genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the… • METHYLATION n. the process of methylating. |
| MONOHYDRATE | • monohydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule… • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
| MONOTHERAPY | • monotherapy n. (Medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself. • MONOTHERAPY n. a medical treatment using a single drug or therapy. |
| MYASTHENIAS | • myasthenias n. Plural of myasthenia. • MYASTHENIA n. muscular weakness or debility. |
| MYASTHENICS | • myasthenics n. Plural of myasthenic. • MYASTHENIC n. one suffering from myasthenia, muscular weakness or debility. |
| TEPHROMANCY | • tephromancy n. Alternative form of tephramancy. • TEPHROMANCY n. divination by ashes. |
| TETRAHYMENA | • Tetrahymena prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Tetrahymenidae – a unicellular eukaryote. • TETRAHYMENA n. any of a genus of ciliate protozoans. |
| THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |
| YACHTSWOMEN | • yachtswomen n. Plural of yachtswoman. • YACHTSWOMAN n. a woman who sails a yacht. |