| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CONTEXTUALLY | • contextually adv. In a contextual manner; with reference to context. • CONTEXTUAL adv. relating to context. |
| EXHILARATORY | • exhilaratory adj. Causing exhilaration. • EXHILARATORY adj. serving to exhilarate. |
| EXORBITANTLY | • exorbitantly adv. In an exorbitant manner, excessively. • EXORBITANT adv. going beyond the usual limits; (esp. of prices) excessive. |
| EXOTERICALLY | • exoterically adv. In an exoteric manner. • EXOTERICAL adv. intelligible to the uninitiated. |
| EXOTHERMALLY | • exothermally adv. In an exothermal manner. • EXOTHERMAL adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| EXTEMPORALLY | • extemporally adv. In an extemporal manner. • EXTEMPORAL adv. extemporaneous; unpremeditated. |
| EXTRANEOUSLY | • extraneously adv. In an extraneous manner. • EXTRANEOUS adv. not forming an essential or vital part. |
| EXTRASYSTOLE | • extrasystole n. (Medicine) A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat… • EXTRASYSTOLE n. a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia. |
| HAEMATOXYLIC | • HAEMATOXYLIC adj. of or like haematoxylin. |
| HAEMATOXYLIN | • haematoxylin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin. • hæmatoxylin n. Archaic form of haematoxylin.. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
| HAEMATOXYLON | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HEMATOXYLINS | • hematoxylins n. Plural of hematoxylin. • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HYDROXYLATED | • hydroxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate. • hydroxylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| HYDROXYLATES | • hydroxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| OXYACETYLENE | • oxyacetylene n. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. • oxyacetylene adj. Using this mixture, e.g. an oxyacetylene torch. • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| PHYLLOTAXIES | • phyllotaxies n. Plural of phyllotaxy. • PHYLLOTAXY n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXIS. |
| PHYTOALEXINS | • phytoalexins n. Plural of phytoalexin. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |