| CARBOXYLASES | • carboxylases n. Plural of carboxylase. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CHATTERBOXES | • chatterboxes n. Plural of chatterbox. • CHATTERBOX n. a talkative person. |
| DICARBOXYLIC | • dicarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups. • DICARBOXYLIC adj. containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule. |
| DOXORUBICINS | • doxorubicins n. Plural of doxorubicin. • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
| EXACERBATING | • exacerbating v. Present participle of exacerbate. • exacerbating adj. That exacerbates. • EXACERBATE v. to make more violent, bitter, or severe. |
| EXACERBATION | • exacerbation n. An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease). • EXACERBATION n. the act of exarcebating. |
| EXORBITANCES | • exorbitances n. Plural of exorbitance. • EXORBITANCE n. an exorbitant action or procedure, also EXORBITANCY. |
| EXUBERANCIES | • exuberancies n. Plural of exuberancy. • EXUBERANCY n. the state of being exuberant, also EXUBERANCE. |
| INEXTRICABLE | • inextricable adj. (Of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle. • inextricable adj. (Of a problem) Impossible to solve. • inextricable adj. (Of a maze etc) Impossible to escape from. |
| INEXTRICABLY | • inextricably adv. In an inextricable manner. • inextricably adv. To an inextricable degree. • INEXTRICABLE adv. forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free. |
| MIXOBARBARIC | • mixo-barbaric adj. (Archaic) Mixed with barbarous elements. • MIXOBARBARIC adj. part barbaric, part Greek. |