| HETERODUPLEX | • heteroduplex n. (Biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. • heteroduplex v. To form such a compound by genetic recombination. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |
| HEXACHLORIDE | • hexachloride n. (Chemistry) Any chloride having six chlorine atoms. • HEXACHLORIDE n. a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine. |
| HEXADACTYLIC | • hexadactylic adj. Hexadactylous. • HEXADACTYLIC adj. having six fingers, also HEXADACTYLOUS. |
| HEXADECIMALS | • hexadecimals n. Plural of hexadecimal. • HEXADECIMAL n. a number system with a base of 16. |
| HEXAFLUORIDE | • hexafluoride n. (Chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule. • HEXAFLUORIDE n. a chemical compound with the general formula XF6. |
| HEXAPLOIDIES | • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
| HYDROXYLASES | • hydroxylases n. Plural of hydroxylase. • HYDROXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze oxidation reactions. |
| HYDROXYLATED | • hydroxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate. • hydroxylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| HYDROXYLATES | • hydroxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| OXYSULPHIDES | • oxysulphides n. Plural of oxysulphide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| UNORTHODOXLY | • unorthodoxly adv. In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally. • UNORTHODOX adv. not orthodox. |