| ADRENOCHROME | • adrenochrome n. (Biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug… • adrenochrome n. (Fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands. • ADRENOCHROME n. a mixture of quinones. |
| AGATHODAIMON | • agathodaimon n. Alternative spelling of agathodaemon. • AGATHODAIMON n. (Greek) one's good genius; the good part of one's conscience. |
| DOOMWATCHING | • DOOMWATCHING n. the act of keeping an eye on the environment. |
| ENCHONDROMAS | • enchondromas n. Plural of enchondroma. • ENCHONDROMA n. an abnormal cartilaginous growth. |
| ENDOTHELIOMA | • endothelioma n. Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels. • ENDOTHELIOMA n. a tumour of the endothelia. |
| HARMONICHORD | • harmonichord n. (Music) A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but… • HARMONICHORD n. a keyboard instrument of violin tone, in which the strings are rubbed by rosined wheels. |
| MACHAIRODONT | • machairodont n. Any sabre-toothed animal of the subfamily Machairodontinae. • MACHAIRODONT n. a sabre-toothed animal. |
| MITOCHONDRIA | • mitochondria n. Plural of mitochondrion. • mitochondria n. (Sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion. • MITOCHONDRION n. a cell structure containing enzymes that provide the cell with energy. |
| MONADELPHOUS | • monadelphous adj. (Botany) Having all its stamens within a flower fused together at least partly by the filaments. • MONADELPHOUS adj. united by filaments into a single stamen. |
| MONODELPHIAN | • monodelphian n. (Zoology) One of the Monodelphia. • MONODELPHIAN n. any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphi. |
| MONOHYDRATED | • monohydrated adj. Hydrated with a single molecule of water. • MONOHYDRATED adj. like a monohydrate. |
| MONOHYDRATES | • monohydrates n. Plural of monohydrate. • MONOHYDRATE n. a hydrate containing one molecule of water per molecule of the compound. |
| ORCHIDOMANIA | • orchidomania n. An obsession with orchids; enthusiasm for raising or collecting orchids. • ORCHIDOMANIA n. an obsession with orchids. |
| PHOTODYNAMIC | • photodynamic adj. Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations. • photodynamic adj. Of, or relating to photodynamics. • PHOTODYNAMIC adj. of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light-sensitive dye) in a living system. |
| RHODOMONTADE | • rhodomontade n. Dated spelling of rodomontade. • rhodomontade v. Dated spelling of rodomontade. • RHODOMONTADE n. (French) a bragging speech; vain boasting or bluster. |
| TRICHOMONADS | • trichomonads n. Plural of trichomonad. • TRICHOMONAD n. any of various flagellate protozoans occurring in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates. |