| AERENCHYMATOUS | • aerenchymatous adj. Relating to an aerenchyma. • AERENCHYMATOUS adj. relating to aerenchyma, respiratory tissue. |
| CHIMNEYBREASTS | • chimneybreasts n. Plural of chimneybreast. • chimney-breasts n. Plural of chimney-breast. • CHIMNEYBREAST n. the part of a wall that projects into a room and contains the fireplace and chimney. |
| 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. |
| DIATHERMANEITY | • DIATHERMANEITY n. the state of being diathermic, permeable to or able to conduct radiant heat. |
| DIMENHYDRINATE | • dimenhydrinate n. (Pharmacology) A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness. • DIMENHYDRINATE n. a crystalline antihistamine used esp. to prevent nausea, as in motion sickness. |
| DYSMENORRHOEAL | • dysmenorrhoeal adj. Alternative form of dysmenorrheal. • dysmenorrhœal adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheal. • DYSMENORRHOEAL adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEAL. |
| DYSMENORRHOEAS | • dysmenorrhoeas n. Plural of dysmenorrhoea. • dysmenorrhœas n. Plural of dysmenorrhœa. • DYSMENORRHOEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEA. |
| HYPEREMOTIONAL | • hyperemotional adj. Involving or exhibiting excessive emotion. • HYPEREMOTIONAL adj. excessively emotional. |
| HYPERMASCULINE | • hypermasculine adj. Extremely masculine. • HYPERMASCULINE adj. excessively masculine. |
| HYPERNATRAEMIA | • hypernatraemia n. Alternative form of hypernatremia. • HYPERNATRAEMIA n. an abnormally high concentration of sodium chloride (salt) in the blood, esp. in infants. |
| HYPOMENORRHEAS | • hypomenorrheas n. Plural of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHOEA. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEA | • hypomenorrhoea n. Alternative form of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| MECHANOTHERAPY | • mechanotherapy n. (Medicine) A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. • MECHANOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disorders or injuries by means of mechanical devices, esp. devices that provide exercise for bodily parts. |
| 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. |
| PYRIMETHAMINES | • pyrimethamines n. Plural of pyrimethamine. • PYRIMETHAMINE n. a drug used in the treatment of malaria and toxoplasmosis. |
| 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. |