| BRACHYDACTYLY | • brachydactyly n. (Pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes. • BRACHYDACTYLY n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes. |
| CHALCEDONYXES | • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CYBERCHONDRIA | • cyberchondria n. Anxiety concerning one’s health, caused by visiting medical websites. • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDE | • cycloheximide n. (Organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely… • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| HYDROCEPHALIC | • hydrocephalic adj. Hydrocephalous. • hydrocephalic n. A person who has hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALIC adj. relating to hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALOUS. |
| HYDROCRACKERS | • hydrocrackers n. Plural of hydrocracker. • HYDROCRACKER n. one engaged in hydrocracking. |
| HYDROCRACKING | • hydrocracking n. (Organic chemistry) the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large… • hydrocracking v. Present participle of hydrocrack. • HYDROCRACKING n. the process of cracking hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen. |
| HYDROELECTRIC | • hydroelectric adj. That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure. • hydroelectric adj. Of or relating to the electricity so produced. • hydro-electric adj. Alternative form of hydroelectric. |
| HYDROSCOPICAL | • HYDROSCOPICAL adj. relating to a hydroscope, also HYDROSCOPIC. |
| HYDROTHORACIC | • hydrothoracic adj. Relating to hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORACIC adj. of or like hydrothorax, water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
| HYDROXYACETIC | • HYDROXYACETIC adj. as in hydroxyacetic acid, another name for glycolic acid. |
| HYDROXYCITRIC | • HYDROXYCITRIC adj. as in hydroxycitric acid, an extract of the plant garcinia. |
| HYPOCHONDRIAC | • hypochondriac adj. Related to, or affected by hypochondria. • hypochondriac adj. Related to, or located in the hypochondrium. • hypochondriac n. A person affected with hypochondria. |
| HYPOCYCLOIDAL | • hypocycloidal adj. In the form of a hypocycloid. • HYPOCYCLOIDAL adj. of or like a hypocycloid. |
| PHENCYCLIDINE | • phencyclidine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in… • PHENCYCLIDINE n. a veterinary anesthetic, sometimes used illicitly as a psychedelic drug. |
| PSYCHODYNAMIC | • psychodynamic adj. Of or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior… • PSYCHODYNAMIC adj. concerning psychological motives and causation. |
| SYNECDOCHICAL | • synecdochical adj. Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole… • SYNECDOCHICAL adj. relating to synecdoche, also SYNECDOCHIC. |
| SYNECDOCHISMS | • SYNECDOCHISM n. the use of synecdoche; the use of a part for the whole in sympathetic magic. |