| BARLEYCORNS | • barleycorns n. Plural of barleycorn. • BARLEYCORN n. an old unit of length equal to one-third inch. |
| BRACHYUROUS | • brachyurous adj. (Zoology) brachyural. • BRACHYUROUS adj. relating to the Brachyura, a group of decapod crustaceans, also BRACHYURAL. |
| CHRYSAROBIN | • chrysarobin n. (Organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding… • CHRYSAROBIN n. goa powder, a bitter yellow powder obtained from a Brazilian tree, used as a purgative and in the treatment of skin disease. |
| SUBCONTRARY | • subcontrary adj. Contrary in an inferior degree. • subcontrary n. (Logic) Either of a pair of propositions at least one of which must be true. • SUBCONTRARY n. a proposition so related to another that though both may be true they cannot both be false. |
| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CHRYSAROBINS | • chrysarobins n. Plural of chrysarobin. • CHRYSAROBIN n. goa powder, a bitter yellow powder obtained from a Brazilian tree, used as a purgative and in the treatment of skin disease. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
| CARBOHYDRASES | • carbohydrases n. Plural of carbohydrase. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATES | • carbohydrates n. Plural of carbohydrate. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CYBERCHONDRIAS | • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| ERYTHROBLASTIC | • erythroblastic adj. Relating to erythroblasts. • ERYTHROBLASTIC adj. of or like an erythroblast. |
| SUBCONTRARIETY | • subcontrariety n. Quality of being subcontrary. • SUBCONTRARIETY n. the state of being subcontrary. |
| CYBERCHONDRIACS | • cyberchondriacs n. Plural of cyberchondriac. • CYBERCHONDRIAC n. one suffering from CYBERCHONDRIA. |