| ALDOHEXOSE | • aldohexose n. (Biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group. • ALDOHEXOSE n. a class of sugars, including glucose. |
| HETERODOXY | • heterodoxy n. The quality of being heterodox. • heterodoxy n. A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. • HETERODOXY n. a heterodox opinion. |
| 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. |
| HEXAHEDRON | • hexahedron n. (Geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids. • HEXAHEDRON n. a solid body of six sides or faces. |
| 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. |
| HEXAPLOIDY | • hexaploidy n. The property of being hexaploid. • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal 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. |
| HYDROXIDES | • hydroxides n. Plural of hydroxide. • HYDROXIDE n. any compound containing an -OH group. |
| HYPEROXIDE | • hyperoxide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal. • HYPEROXIDE adj. a compound containing a relatively large proportion of oxygen. |
| 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. |
| THUNDERBOX | • thunderbox n. (Slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode. • thunderbox n. (By extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor… • thunderbox n. (Theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect. |