| CALYCANTHEMIES | • CALYCANTHEMY n. the condition of having the calyx like a corolla. |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE | • cholestyramine n. (Pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of colestyramine. • CHOLESTYRAMINE n. a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients. |
| DEMETHYLATIONS | • demethylations n. Plural of demethylation. |
| DIMETHYLAMINES | • dimethylamines n. Plural of dimethylamine. • DIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas derived from ammonia with two methyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
| DIPHENYLAMINES | • diphenylamines n. Plural of diphenylamine. • DIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an indicator. |
| DYSMENORRHOEAL | • dysmenorrhoeal adj. Alternative form of dysmenorrheal. • dysmenorrhœal adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheal. • DYSMENORRHOEAL adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEAL. |
| ENTHYMEMATICAL | • enthymematical adj. Alternative form of enthymematic. • ENTHYMEMATICAL adj. of or like an enthymeme, an argument of probability only, also ENTHYMEMATIC. |
| HYMENOPLASTIES | • hymenoplasties n. Plural of hymenoplasty. • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPEREMOTIONAL | • hyperemotional adj. Involving or exhibiting excessive emotion. • HYPEREMOTIONAL adj. excessively emotional. |
| HYPERMASCULINE | • hypermasculine adj. Extremely masculine. • HYPERMASCULINE adj. excessively masculine. |
| MEGATECHNOLOGY | • MEGATECHNOLOGY n. large-scale technology. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| METHYLXANTHINE | • methylxanthine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a group of compounds, such as caffeine, formed through the methylation of xanthines. • METHYLXANTHINE n. a methylated xanthine derivative, such as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline. |
| MYELENCEPHALIC | • myelencephalic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebrospinal. • MYELENCEPHALIC adj. of or like the myelencephalon. |
| MYELENCEPHALON | • myelencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata. • MYELENCEPHALON n. the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata. |
| PHENETHYLAMINE | • phenethylamine n. (Uncountable, organic chemistry) An aromatic amine which is a colorless liquid at room temperature. • phenethylamine n. (Countable, organic chemistry) Any of a group of compounds derived from that amine. • phenethylamine n. (Biochemistry) A monoamine neurotransmitter and neuromodulator found in the brain. |
| SCLERENCHYMATA | • sclerenchymata n. Plural of sclerenchyma. • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
| TRIETHYLAMINES | • triethylamines n. Plural of triethylamine. • TRIETHYLAMINE n. an oily liquid corresponding to ammonia with ethyl replacing all the hydrogen. |
| TRIMETHYLAMINE | • trimethylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH3)3N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product… • TRIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas obtainable from herring-brine, corresponding to ammonia with methyl replacing all the hydrogen. |
| TRIPHENYLAMINE | • triphenylamine n. (Chemistry) A tertiary amine whose derivatives have useful properties in electrical conductivity and… • TRIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound corresponding to ammonia with all the hydrogen replaced by phenyl. |