| ACETYLCHOLINE | • acetylcholine n. (Biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline… • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| ANTHRACYCLINE | • anthracycline n. (Pharmacology) any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer. • ANTHRACYCLINE n. any of a class of antineoplastic drugs (as doxorubicin) derived from an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces. |
| CALYCANTHUSES | • calycanthuses n. Plural of calycanthus. • CALYCANTHUS n. the Carolina allspice or strawberry shrub, a North American shrub. |
| CHALCEDONYXES | • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CHLORENCHYMAS | • CHLORENCHYMA n. plant stem tissue containing chlorophyll. |
| COLLENCHYMATA | • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| ENCROACHINGLY | • encroachingly adv. In an encroaching manner. • ENCROACHING adv. ENCROACH, to intrude on another's territory. |
| MACRENCEPHALY | • macrencephaly n. The condition of having an enlarged brain, usually as a component of any of various congenital syndromes… • MACRENCEPHALY n. the condition of having an abnormally large brain, also MACRENCEPHALIA, MACROCEPHALIA. |
| 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. |
| POLYTECHNICAL | • polytechnical adj. Polytechnic. • polytechnical n. Polytechnic (educational institute). • POLYTECHNICAL adj. of or like a polytechnic. |
| PYROTECHNICAL | • pyrotechnical adj. Of or pertaining to pyrotechnics. • pyrotechnical adj. Resembling fireworks. • PYROTECHNICAL adj. relating to pyrotechnics, the art of making fireworks, also PYROTECHNIC. |
| SCLERENCHYMAS | • sclerenchymas n. Plural of sclerenchyma. • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
| 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. |
| ZYMOTECHNICAL | • zymotechnical adj. Relating to zymotechnics. • ZYMOTECHNICAL adj. producing and utilizing fermentation, also ZYMOTECHNIC. |