| ABHORRENTLY | • abhorrently adv. In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence. • ABHORRENT adv. loathsome. |
| ETHYLATIONS | • ethylations n. Plural of ethylation. • ETHYLATION n. a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule. |
| 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. |
| HYOPLASTRON | • hyoplastron n. (Anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles. • HYOPLASTRON n. in a turtle's plastron, a plate between the hypoplastron and the entoplastron. |
| HYPOCENTRAL | • hypocentral adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake. • HYPOCENTRAL adj. relating to a hypocenter. |
| LYCANTHROPE | • lycanthrope n. A werewolf. • lycanthrope n. More generally, any sort of were-creature. • LYCANTHROPE n. a werewolf; a person suffering from lycanthropy, also LYCANTHROPIST. |
| LYCANTHROPY | • lycanthropy n. (Mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the… • lycanthropy n. (Mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human… • lycanthropy n. A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal. |
| 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. |
| MYTHOLOGIAN | • mythologian n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGIAN n. a mythologist. |
| NORTHWARDLY | • northwardly adv. Northwards, towards the north. • northwardly adj. Having a northern direction. • NORTHWARDLY adv. in a northward direction. |
| PANTHEOLOGY | • pantheology n. A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology. • PANTHEOLOGY n. a synthesis of all religions and the knowledge of all gods. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| POLYURETHAN | • POLYURETHAN n. any of various polymers used esp. in flexible and rigid foams, elastomers, and resins, also POLYURETHANE. |
| RHINOPLASTY | • rhinoplasty n. (Medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive… • rhinoplasty n. (Countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure). • RHINOPLASTY n. plastic surgery of the nose. |
| SYCOPHANTLY | • sycophantly adv. In a sycophantic manner. • SYCOPHANTLY adj. like a sycophant. |
| THANATOLOGY | • thanatology n. The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs… • THANATOLOGY n. the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| ZANTHOXYLUM | • zanthoxylum n. Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family. • Zanthoxylum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees and shrubs including prickly ash and Hercules’… • ZANTHOXYLUM n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYL. |