| ARCHDEACONRY | • archdeaconry n. The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office. • archdeaconry n. The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon. • ARCHDEACONRY n. the district or residence of an archdeacon. |
| 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). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • 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. |
| CRYOHYDRATES | • cryohydrates n. Plural of cryohydrate. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| DYSMENORRHEA | • dysmenorrhea n. (Medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders. • dysmenorrhea n. (Medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a disorder#Noun in its own right… • DYSMENORRHEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHOEA. |
| HYDROCRACKED | • hydrocracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydrocrack. • hydrocracked adj. That has been subjected to hydrocracking. • HYDROCRACK v. to crack hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
| HYDROCRACKER | • hydrocracker n. (Organic chemistry) A chemical engineering plant in which hydrocracking takes place. • HYDROCRACKER n. one engaged in hydrocracking. |
| HYDROGENATOR | • hydrogenator n. (Chemistry) A device that hydrogenates. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| HYDROGRAPHER | • hydrographer n. A scientist whose speciality is hydrography. • HYDROGRAPHER n. a student of hydrography. |
| HYDROMANCERS | • hydromancers n. Plural of hydromancer. • HYDROMANCER n. one who practises hydromancy. |
| HYDROTHERAPY | • hydrotherapy n. (Alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for… • HYDROTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of water. |
| HYDROTHERMAL | • hydrothermal adj. Of, or relating to hot water. • hydrothermal adj. (Geology) Of or relating to emanations of hot water that are rich in minerals, or to the rocks formed from them. • HYDROTHERMAL adj. designating naturally hot underground water that has geological effects. |
| HYDROXYUREAS | • hydroxyureas n. Plural of hydroxyurea. • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| PARAHYDROGEN | • parahydrogen n. (Physics) The form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about… • PARAHYDROGEN n. a spin isomer of hydrogen. |
| PYRITOHEDRAL | • pyritohedral adj. Having the shape of pyrites. • pyritohedral adj. (Mathematics) Having the shape of a pyritohedron. • PYRITOHEDRAL adj. of or like a pyritohedron, a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
| RADIOTHERAPY | • radiotherapy n. The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease. • RADIOTHERAPY n. treatment by radiation. |
| REHYDRATIONS | • rehydrations n. Plural of rehydration. • REHYDRATION n. the act of rehydrating. |