| ANTIHELMINTHICS | • antihelminthics n. Plural of antihelminthic. • ANTIHELMINTHIC n. a drug designed to cure intestinal worms. |
| 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. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMIAN | • EDRIOPHTHALMIAN adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIC, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
| HEMATOPORPHYRIN | • hematoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom). • HEMATOPORPHYRIN n. any of several porphyrins that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins. |
| 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. |
| LYMPHADENOPATHY | • lymphadenopathy n. (Medicine) An abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but… • LYMPHADENOPATHY n. abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes. |
| 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. |
| NIGHTMARISHNESS | • nightmarishness n. The state or condition of being nightmarish. • NIGHTMARISH n. like a nightmare, also NIGHTMARY. |
| PHENETHYLAMINES | • phenethylamines n. Plural of phenethylamine. |
| PHOTOMECHANICAL | • photomechanical adj. Of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically… • PHOTOMECHANICAL adj. relating to or involving any of various processes for producing printed matter from a photographically prepared surface. |
| PLATYHELMINTHIC | • platyhelminthic adj. Of or relating to the platyhelminths. • PLATYHELMINTHIC adj. of or like a platyhelminth. |
| 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. |
| THERIANTHROPISM | • therianthropism n. The representation of deities in combined human and animal form. • THERIANTHROPISM n. the representation or worship of therianthropic forms or gods. |
| 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. |