| AMPHIBOLOGICAL | • amphibological adj. (Rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling. • amphibological adj. (Linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous. • AMPHIBOLOGICAL adj. related to amphibology. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICAL | • biogeochemical adj. Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry. • biogeochemical n. A geochemical of biological origin. • BIOGEOCHEMICAL adj. relating to biogeochemistry, the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| CHLOROBROMIDES | • chlorobromides n. Plural of chlorobromide. • CHLOROBROMIDE n. a compound of chlorine and bromine with a metal or organic radical. |
| HEMIMETABOLOUS | • hemimetabolous adj. Exhibiting hemimetabolism. • HEMIMETABOLOUS adj. characterized by incomplete metamorphosis. |
| HEMOGLOBINURIA | • hemoglobinuria n. (Medicine) The presence of hemoglobin in the urine. • HEMOGLOBINURIA n. the presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, also HAEMOGLOBINURIA. |
| HEMOGLOBINURIC | • hemoglobinuric adj. Exhibiting or relating to hemoglobinuria. • hemoglobinuric n. An individual who has hemoglobinuria. • HEMOGLOBINURIC adj. relating to hemoglobinuria, the presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, also HAEMOGLOBINURIC. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYISM | • hobbledehoyism n. Hobbledehoyhood. • HOBBLEDEHOYISM n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, also HOBBLEDEHOYDOM, HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD. |
| HOLOMETABOLISM | • holometabolism n. (Entomology) The complete metamorphosis of an insect. • HOLOMETABOLISM n. of an insect, complete metabolism. |
| METHAEMOGLOBIN | • methaemoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • methæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • METHAEMOGLOBIN n. a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| METHEMOGLOBINS | • methemoglobins n. Plural of methemoglobin. • METHEMOGLOBIN n. a soluble brown crystalline basic blood pigment that differs from hemoglobin in containing ferric iron and in being unable to combine reversibly with molecular oxygen. |
| OXYHAEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhaemoglobin n. (Biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. • oxyhæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHAEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHEMOGLOBIN. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBINS | • oxyhemoglobins n. Plural of oxyhemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| PHLEBOTOMISING | • phlebotomising v. Present participle of phlebotomise. • PHLEBOTOMISE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMIZE. |
| PHLEBOTOMIZING | • phlebotomizing v. Present participle of phlebotomize. • PHLEBOTOMIZE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMISE. |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | • rhabdomyolysis n. (Medicine) The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine. |
| THROMBOEMBOLIC | • thromboembolic adj. Of or pertaining to a thromboembolism. • THROMBOEMBOLIC adj. relating to thromboembolism. |
| THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |