| ALDEHYDES | • aldehydes n. Plural of aldehyde. • ALDEHYDE n. a volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation. |
| ALDEHYDIC | • aldehydic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde. • ALDEHYDIC adj. of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. |
| ANHYDRIDE | • anhydride n. (Chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule… • ANHYDRIDE n. a compound derived from an acid by the removal of one or more molecules of water. |
| CADDISHLY | • caddishly adv. In a caddish manner. • CADDISH adv. like a cad; lowbred and presuming. |
| DEHYDRATE | • dehydrate v. To lose or remove water; to dry. • DEHYDRATE v. to dry out, remove the water from. |
| DIHYBRIDS | • dihybrids n. Plural of dihybrid. • DIHYBRID n. the child of parents with differing genes. |
| FADDISHLY | • faddishly adv. In a faddish way. • FADDISH adv. inclined to take up fads, also FADDY. |
| HAMADRYAD | • hamadryad n. (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled. • hamadryad n. The king cobra. • hamadryad n. A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians. |
| HENDIADYS | • hendiadys n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a… • HENDIADYS n. the expression of an idea by two nouns connected by and (as cups and gold) instead of by a noun and an adjective (as golden cups). |
| HOLIDAYED | • holidayed v. Simple past tense and past participle of holiday. • HOLIDAY v. to take a vacation. |
| HYDATHODE | • hydathode n. (Botany) A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted. • HYDATHODE n. an epidermal water-excreting organ. |
| HYDRACIDS | • hydracids n. Plural of hydracid. • HYDRACID n. an oxygenless acid. |
| HYDRAZIDE | • hydrazide n. (Chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived… • HYDRAZIDE n. any of a class of compounds resulting from the replacement of hydrogen by an acid group or in one of its derivatives. |
| HYDRIODIC | • hydriodic adj. Of or pertaining to hydriodic acid or its derivatives. • HYDRIODIC adj. pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine, esp. of hydriodic acid. |
| HYDROXIDE | • hydroxide n. (Chemistry) An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group. • hydroxide n. Any substance containing such an anion. • HYDROXIDE n. any compound containing an -OH group. |
| LADDISHLY | • laddishly adv. In a laddish manner. • LADDISH adv. of young men, boisterous or aggressive. |
| LADYHOODS | • LADYHOOD n. the state of being a lady. |
| REDDISHLY | • reddishly adv. With a colour resembling red. • REDDISH adv. somewhat red. |