| CATECHUMENSHIPS | • CATECHUMENSHIP n. the office of catechumen. |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | • dichloromethane n. (Organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent. • DICHLOROMETHANE n. a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. |
| DIPHENHYDRAMINE | • diphenhydramine n. (Pharmacology) An antihistamine and anticholinergic drug that blocks the effect of histamine at H1 receptor… • DIPHENHYDRAMINE n. a type of antihistamine. |
| HETEROCHROMATIN | • heterochromatin n. (Cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. • HETEROCHROMATIN n. densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| MECHANOCHEMICAL | • mechanochemical adj. Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry. • MECHANOCHEMICAL adj. of or relating to mechanochemistry, the branch of science that deals with the relation between mechanical and chemical phenomena and the interconversion of these forms of energy. |
| METHAMPHETAMINE | • methamphetamine n. A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is… • METHAMPHETAMINE n. a methyl derivative of amphetamine with similar but longer lasting effects, now seldom used in medicine but widespread as a drug of abuse. |
| METHYLPHENIDATE | • methylphenidate n. (Medicine) A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better… • METHYLPHENIDATE n. a stimulant used in treating attention deficit disorder. |
| METHYLXANTHINES | • methylxanthines n. Plural of methylxanthine. • METHYLXANTHINE n. a methylated xanthine derivative, such as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline. |
| NEMATHELMINTHIC | • NEMATHELMINTHIC adj. of or like a nemathelminth, a member of the Nemathelminthes, a phylum of worms including nematodes. |
| PHENETHYLAMINES | • phenethylamines n. Plural of phenethylamine. |
| RHOMBENCEPHALON | • rhombencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The hindbrain. • RHOMBENCEPHALON n. the hindbrain. |
| SULPHONMETHANES | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |
| THALAMENCEPHALA | • thalamencephala n. Plural of thalamencephalon. • THALAMENCEPHALA plural of thalamencephalon (which has sixteenletters), the part of the diencephalon of the brain that includes the thalamus, pineal gland, and adjacent structures. |
| TRIHALOMETHANES | • trihalomethanes n. Plural of trihalomethane. • TRIHALOMETHANE n. any of various derivatives of methane such as chloroform, that have three halogen atoms per molecule and are formed esp. during the chlorination of drinking water. |