| ADENOHYPOPHYSIS | • adenohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones… • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| ANTHROPOPSYCHIC | • ANTHROPOPSYCHIC adj. ascribing to nature or God of a soul or mind like man's. |
| ANTIARRHYTHMICS | • antiarrhythmics n. Plural of antiarrhythmic. • ANTIARRHYTHMIC n. a drug to prevent cardiac arrhythmia. |
| CHONDRICHTHYANS | • chondrichthyans n. Plural of chondrichthyan. • CHONDRICHTHYAN n. a technical name for a cartilaginous fish. |
| HYPNOTHERAPISTS | • hypnotherapists n. Plural of hypnotherapist. • HYPNOTHERAPIST n. one who practises hypnotherapy. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASES | • hypochondriases n. Plural of hypochondriasis. • HYPOCHONDRIASIS n. morbid concern about one's health esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASIS | • hypochondriasis n. (Medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness… • HYPOCHONDRIASIS n. morbid concern about one's health esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASMS | • HYPOCHONDRIASM n. hypochondria. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASTS | • hypochondriasts n. Plural of hypochondriast. • HYPOCHONDRIAST n. a hypochondriac. |
| ICHTHYOSAURIANS | • ichthyosaurians n. Plural of ichthyosaurian. • ICHTHYOSAURIAN n. a large fossil marine reptile, also ICHTHYOSAUR, ICHTHYOSAURUS. |
| METHYLXANTHINES | • methylxanthines n. Plural of methylxanthine. • METHYLXANTHINE n. a methylated xanthine derivative, such as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline. |
| PHENETHYLAMINES | • phenethylamines n. Plural of phenethylamine. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREAS | • phenylthioureas n. Plural of phenylthiourea. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHOSPHORYLATION | • phosphorylation n. (Biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes. • PHOSPHORYLATION n. the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound. |
| PHTHALOCYANINES | • phthalocyanines n. Plural of phthalocyanine. • PHTHALOCYANINE n. any of a group of green and blue organic colouring matters of great fastness and brilliance, also PHTHALOCYANIN. |
| PSYCHOHISTORIAN | • psychohistorian n. One who is involved in the field of psychohistory. • PSYCHOHISTORIAN n. a student of psychohistory. |
| SHILLYSHALLYING | • shillyshallying n. Alternative spelling of shilly-shallying. • shilly-shallying v. Present participle of shilly-shally. • shilly-shallying n. The action of the verb. |