| ARSPHENAMINE | • arsphenamine n. (Pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis… • ARSPHENAMINE n. another name for salvarsan, a compound of arsenic once used as a remedy for syphilis. |
| ENHARMONICAL | • enharmonical adj. Alternative form of enharmonic. • ENHARMONICAL adj. relating to music constructed on a scale containing intervals of less than a semitone, also ENHARMONIC. |
| ETHANOLAMINE | • ethanolamine n. (Chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH2.CH2.NH2, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia;… • ETHANOLAMINE n. a colorless liquid amino alcohol used esp. as a solvent in the synthesis of detergents and in gas purification. |
| HAEMOCYANINS | • haemocyanins n. Plural of haemocyanin. • HAEMOCYANIN n. an oxygen-carrying pigment in arachnids, equivalent to haemoglobin in mammals. |
| HAMANTASCHEN | • hamantaschen n. Traditional Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The filling may… • HAMANTASCH n. (Yiddish) a three-cornered pastry traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival Purim. |
| HAUSSMANNISE | • HAUSSMANNISE v. to open out, generally to rebuild, as Baron Haussmann did in Paris as prefect of the Seine (1853-70), also HAUSSMANNIZE. |
| HAUSSMANNIZE | • Haussmannize v. (Transitive) To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris). • HAUSSMANNIZE v. to open out, generally to rebuild, as Baron Haussmann did in Paris as prefect of the Seine (1853-70), also HAUSSMANNISE. |
| MECHANICIANS | • mechanicians n. Plural of mechanician. • MECHANICIAN n. a mechanic. |
| METHANATIONS | • methanations n. Plural of methanation. • METHANATION n. the production of methane esp. from carbon monoxide and hydrogen. |
| NANOMACHINES | • nanomachines n. Plural of nanomachine. |
| PHAEOMELANIN | • phaeomelanin n. Alternative spelling of pheomelanin. • PHAEOMELANIN n. a reddish-brown pigment in animals, including birds. |
| TECHNOMANIAC | • technomaniac n. (Colloquial) A person with a keen interest in modern technology. • TECHNOMANIAC n. one with an excessive enthusiasm for technology. |
| TECHNOMANIAS | • TECHNOMANIA n. an obsession with technology. |
| TRANSHUMANCE | • transhumance n. The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may… • TRANSHUMANCE n. the movement of livestock and herders to different pasturage with the changing of the seasons. |
| UNMECHANICAL | • unmechanical adj. Not mechanical. • UNMECHANICAL adj. not mechanical. |