| ACETYLCHOLINE | • acetylcholine n. (Biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline… • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| ANTHRACYCLINE | • anthracycline n. (Pharmacology) any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer. • ANTHRACYCLINE n. any of a class of antineoplastic drugs (as doxorubicin) derived from an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces. |
| ANTIPSYCHOTIC | • antipsychotic adj. (Pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis. • antipsychotic n. (Pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis. • ANTIPSYCHOTIC adj. alleviating psychosis. |
| CALYCANTHUSES | • calycanthuses n. Plural of calycanthus. • CALYCANTHUS n. the Carolina allspice or strawberry shrub, a North American shrub. |
| CHYLIFICATION | • chylification n. The production of chyle. • CHYLIFICATION n. the process of chylifying. |
| CHYMIFICATION | • chymification n. The conversion of food into chyme. • CHYMIFICATION n. the process of chymifying. |
| COENENCHYMATA | • coenenchymata n. Plural of coenenchyma. • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COLLENCHYMATA | • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| CYTOCHALASINS | • cytochalasins n. Plural of cytochalasin. • CYTOCHALASIN n. any of a group of metabolites isolated from fungi that inhibit various cell processes. |
| PANPSYCHISTIC | • panpsychistic adj. Relating to panpsychism. • PANPSYCHISTIC adj. relating to panpsychism, the theory that all nature has a psychic side. |
| POLYTECHNICAL | • polytechnical adj. Polytechnic. • polytechnical n. Polytechnic (educational institute). • POLYTECHNICAL adj. of or like a polytechnic. |
| PSYCHASTHENIC | • psychasthenic adj. Affected with, or relating to, psychasthenia. • psychasthenic n. An individual who has psychasthenia. • PSYCHASTHENIC adj. relating to psychasthenia. |
| PYROCATECHINS | • pyrocatechins n. Plural of pyrocatechin. • PYROCATECHIN n. another name for catechol, also PYROCATECHOL. |
| PYROTECHNICAL | • pyrotechnical adj. Of or pertaining to pyrotechnics. • pyrotechnical adj. Resembling fireworks. • PYROTECHNICAL adj. relating to pyrotechnics, the art of making fireworks, also PYROTECHNIC. |
| SYCOPHANTICAL | • sycophantical adj. Alternative form of sycophantic. • SYCOPHANTICAL adj. (obsolete) sycophantic, also SYCOPHANTIC. |
| ZYMOTECHNICAL | • zymotechnical adj. Relating to zymotechnics. • ZYMOTECHNICAL adj. producing and utilizing fermentation, also ZYMOTECHNIC. |