| ALDOHEXOSE | • aldohexose n. (Biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group. • ALDOHEXOSE n. a class of sugars, including glucose. |
| HEXACHORDS | • hexachords n. Plural of hexachord. • HEXACHORD n. a series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
| HEXADECYLS | • hexadecyls n. Plural of hexadecyl. • HEXADECYL n. another name for the radical cetyl. |
| HEXANDROUS | • hexandrous adj. Alternative form of hexandrian. • HEXANDROUS adj. having six stamens, also HEXANDRIAN. |
| HEXAPLOIDS | • hexaploids n. Plural of hexaploid. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
| HEXAPODIES | • hexapodies n. Plural of hexapody. • HEXAPODY n. a line of verse with six feet. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| HYDROTAXIS | • hydrotaxis n. (Biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water. • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| HYDROXIDES | • hydroxides n. Plural of hydroxide. • HYDROXIDE n. any compound containing an -OH group. |
| HYDROXIUMS | • HYDROXIUM n. a positive ion, H3O+, formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule. |
| METHOXIDES | • methoxides n. Plural of methoxide. • METHOXIDE n. a saltlike compound of methanol. |
| ORTHODOXES | • Orthodoxes n. Plural of Orthodox. • ORTHODOX n. an orthodox person. |
| PHENOXIDES | • phenoxides n. Plural of phenoxide. • PHENOXIDE n. a salt of a phenol, esp. in its capacity as a weak acid. |
| SULPHOXIDE | • sulphoxide n. Alternative form of sulfoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |