| ACHLAMYDEOUS | • achlamydeous adj. (Botany) having no perianth. • ACHLAMYDEOUS adj. without a perianth. |
| BATHYSCAPHES | • bathyscaphes n. Plural of bathyscaphe. • BATHYSCAPHE n. a submersible observation chamber, also BATHYSCAPH. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CHAMAEPHYTES | • chamaephytes n. Plural of chamaephyte. • CHAMAEPHYTE n. a winter-flowering plant. |
| CHATOYANCIES | • chatoyancies n. Plural of chatoyancy. • CHATOYANCY n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCE. |
| DECAHYDRATES | • decahydrates n. Plural of decahydrate. • DECAHYDRATE n. a compound containing ten molecules of water of crystallization. |
| HAEMOCYANINS | • haemocyanins n. Plural of haemocyanin. • HAEMOCYANIN n. an oxygen-carrying pigment in arachnids, equivalent to haemoglobin in mammals. |
| HYPERCAPNIAS | • hypercapnias n. Plural of hypercapnia. • HYPERCAPNIA n. the presence of excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood, also HYPERCARBIA. |
| HYPERCARBIAS | • HYPERCARBIA n. hypercapnia, also HYPERCAPNIA. |
| HYPERSARCOMA | • hypersarcoma n. (Pathology, archaic) Synonym of hypersarcosis. • HYPERSARCOMA n. proud or fungous flesh. |
| HYRACOIDEANS | • HYRACOIDEAN n. any member of a genus of mammals including the daman and the dassie or hyrax, also HYRACOID. |
| LACHRYMARIES | • LACHRYMARY n. a vessel containing, or intended to contain, tears, also LACRIMARY. |
| METAPHYSICAL | • metaphysical adj. Of or pertaining to metaphysics. • metaphysical adj. Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics. • metaphysical adj. Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical). |
| PACHYDERMIAS | • PACHYDERMIA n. elephantiasis. |
| SACCHARINELY | • saccharinely adv. In a saccharine manner. • SACCHARINE adv. sickly sweet. |
| SERAPHICALLY | • seraphically adv. In a seraphic manner; with angelic purity. • SERAPHICAL adv. of or like a seraph, also SERAPHIC. |
| SHAMEFACEDLY | • shamefacedly adv. In a shamefaced manner. • SHAMEFACED adv. showing modesty, also SHAMEFAST. |
| THIOCYANATES | • thiocyanates n. Plural of thiocyanate. • THIOCYANATE n. a salt of thiocyanic acid. |
| UNSEARCHABLY | • unsearchably adv. So as to preclude searching. • UNSEARCHABLE adv. not capable of being searched or explored. |