| BOROHYDRIDES | • borohydrides n. Plural of borohydride. • BOROHYDRIDE n. a compound of boron and hydrogen, used as a reducing agent. |
| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
| 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). |
| CARBOHYDRASES | • carbohydrases n. Plural of carbohydrase. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATES | • carbohydrates n. Plural of carbohydrate. • 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. |
| CHRYSOBERYL | • chrysoberyl n. (Mineralogy) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the… • CHRYSOBERYL n. a mineral, beryllium aluminate, of a greenish-yellow or gold colour. |
| CHRYSOBERYLS | • chrysoberyls n. Plural of chrysoberyl. • CHRYSOBERYL n. a mineral, beryllium aluminate, of a greenish-yellow or gold colour. |
| CYBERCHONDRIACS | • cyberchondriacs n. Plural of cyberchondriac. • CYBERCHONDRIAC n. one suffering from CYBERCHONDRIA. |
| CYBERCHONDRIAS | • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| ERYTHORBATES | • erythorbates n. Plural of erythorbate. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ERYTHROBLAST | • erythroblast n. (Cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| ERYTHROBLASTIC | • erythroblastic adj. Relating to erythroblasts. • ERYTHROBLASTIC adj. of or like an erythroblast. |
| ERYTHROBLASTS | • erythroblasts n. Plural of erythroblast. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| ERYTHROPHOBIAS | • ERYTHROPHOBIA n. an aversion to the color red; an extreme fear of blushing. |
| HERBIVOROUSLY | • herbivorously adv. In a herbivorous manner. • HERBIVOROUS adv. eating plants. |
| HYPERBOREANS | • hyperboreans n. Plural of hyperborean. • HYPERBOREAN n. an inhabitant of the extreme norther regions. |
| RHOMBENPORPHYRS | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
| RHOMBPORPHYRIES | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |