| ANDROGYNOPHORES | • androgynophores n. Plural of androgynophore. • ANDROGYNOPHORE n. another name for the androphore, a support or column on which stamens are raised. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHERS | • DACTYLOGRAPHER n. one who studies fingerprints. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHIES | • DACTYLOGRAPHY n. the study of fingerprints as a means of identification. |
| DEHYDROGENATING | • dehydrogenating v. Present participle of dehydrogenate. • dehydrogenating adj. That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation. • DEHYDROGENATE v. to remove the hydrogen from. |
| DEHYDROGENATION | • dehydrogenation n. (Chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production… • DEHYDROGENATION n. the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound. |
| DEMOGRAPHICALLY | • demographically adv. In a demographic manner. • DEMOGRAPHICAL adv. relating to demography, also DEMOGRAPHIC. |
| DERMATOGLYPHICS | • dermatoglyphics n. The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet. • dermatoglyphics n. The study of such patterns. • DERMATOGLYPHIC n. a ridge pattern of skin on the inner surface of the hands and feet. |
| DISHEARTENINGLY | • dishearteningly adv. In a disheartening manner. • DISHEARTENING adv. DISHEARTEN, to cause to lose spirit or morale. |
| GLUTARALDEHYDES | • glutaraldehydes n. Plural of glutaraldehyde. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
| GLYCERALDEHYDES | • glyceraldehydes n. Plural of glyceraldehyde. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HYDROGENISATION | • hydrogenisation n. Alternative form of hydrogenization. • HYDROGENISATION n. the process of hydrogenising, also HYDROGENIZATION. |
| HYDROGENIZATION | • hydrogenization n. Alternative form of hydrogenation. • HYDROGENIZATION n. the process of hydrogenizing, also HYDROGENISATION. |
| HYDROGEOLOGICAL | • hydrogeological adj. Of or pertaining to hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGICAL adj. related to hydrogeology. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| IDEOGRAPHICALLY | • ideographically adv. In an ideographic way. • IDEOGRAPHICAL adv. in the form of an ideograph, a symbol in picture-writing representing the idea of a thing, also IDEOGRAPHIC. |
| RADIOTELEGRAPHY | • radiotelegraphy n. The process and techniques of sending telegrams using radio waves rather than wires. • radio␣telegraphy n. The transmission of Morse code (etc) using radio. • RADIOTELEGRAPHY n. signalling by radiotelegraph, wireless telegraphy. |
| XERORADIOGRAPHY | • xeroradiography n. A method of X-ray photography which uses an electrically charged metal plate instead of film. • XERORADIOGRAPHY n. radiography used esp. in mammographic screening for breast cancer that produces an image using X-rays in a manner similar to the way an image is produced by light in xerography. |