| APPRENTICEHOODS | • apprenticehoods n. Plural of apprenticehood. • APPRENTICEHOOD n. (Shakespeare) apprenticeship. |
| CEPHALOCHORDATE | • cephalochordate n. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets… • cephalochordate adj. Of or pertaining to these creatures. • CEPHALOCHORDATE n. any of a number of chordate fishlike animals (including the lancelets and amphioxus), having a persisting notochord projecting beyond the nerve cord to the end of the snout. |
| CROTONALDEHYDES | • crotonaldehydes n. Plural of crotonaldehyde. • CROTONALDEHYDE n. a pungent liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of aldol. |
| DEHYDROGENATION | • dehydrogenation n. (Chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production… • DEHYDROGENATION n. the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound. |
| DEPHOSPHORYLATE | • dephosphorylate v. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation. • DEPHOSPHORYLATE v. to remove phosphate groups from an organic compounds. |
| DERMATOPHYTOSES | • dermatophytoses n. Plural of dermatophytosis. • DERMATOPHYTOSIS n. a fungal infection of the skin, esp. the feet. |
| DICHLOROETHANES | • dichloroethanes n. Plural of dichloroethane. • DICHLOROETHANE n. a colorless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. |
| 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. |
| ECHINODERMATOUS | • echinodermatous adj. (Zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal. • ECHINODERMATOUS adj. of or like an echinoderm. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| PHOTODEGRADABLE | • photodegradable adj. Capable of being chemically broken down as the result of a photochemical reaction. • PHOTODEGRADABLE adj. chemically degradable by the action of light. |
| PSEUDOARTHROSES | • pseudoarthroses n. Plural of pseudoarthrosis. • PSEUDOARTHROSIS n. a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united, also PSEUDARTHROSIS. |
| RADIOTELEPHONED | • radiotelephoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of radiotelephone. • RADIOTELEPHONE v. to telephone (someone) by wireless telephony. |
| RADIOTELEPHONES | • radiotelephones n. Plural of radiotelephone. • radio-telephones n. Plural of radio-telephone. • RADIOTELEPHONE v. to telephone (someone) by wireless telephony. |
| RADIOTELEPHONIC | • radiotelephonic adj. Relating to radiotelephones. • RADIOTELEPHONIC adj. relating to the radiotelephone. |
| TRIIODOMETHANES | • TRIIODOMETHANE n. another name for iodoform. |