| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| 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. |
| CHRYSAROBINS | • chrysarobins n. Plural of chrysarobin. • CHRYSAROBIN n. goa powder, a bitter yellow powder obtained from a Brazilian tree, used as a purgative and in the treatment of skin disease. |
| CHRYSOBERYLS | • chrysoberyls n. Plural of chrysoberyl. • CHRYSOBERYL n. a mineral, beryllium aluminate, of a greenish-yellow or gold colour. |
| CONTRIBUTARY | • contributary adj. Obsolete form of contributory. • CONTRIBUTARY n. (obsolete) a person or thing that contributes, also CONTRIBUTORY. |
| CONTRIBUTORY | • contributory adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution. • contributory adj. Tending to contribute to a result. • contributory adj. (Obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary. |
| CURRYCOMBING | • currycombing v. Present participle of currycomb. • curry-combing v. Present participle of curry-comb. • CURRYCOMB v. to comb with this. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| INCORRIGIBLY | • incorrigibly adv. In an incorrigible manner. • INCORRIGIBLE adv. incapable of being corrected or amended. |
| MICROBREWERY | • microbrewery n. A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the… • micro-brewery n. Alternative form of microbrewery. • MICROBREWERY n. a small brewery making specialty beer in limited quantities. |
| ORBICULARITY | • orbicularity n. The quality of being orbicular. • ORBICULARITY n. the state of being orbicular. |
| PROTUBERANCY | • protuberancy n. The quality or state of being protuberant. • protuberancy n. A protuberance. • PROTUBERANCY n. a swelling or bump on the surface, also PROTUBERANCE. |
| REPROACHABLY | • reproachably adv. In a reproachable manner. • REPROACHABLE adv. worthy of reproach. |
| REPRODUCIBLY | • reproducibly adv. In a reproducible manner; in a manner that can be copied. • REPRODUCIBLE adv. that can be reproduced. |
| SUBDIRECTORY | • subdirectory n. (Computing) A directory located inside another directory. |