| ALDOHEXOSE | • aldohexose n. (Biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group. • ALDOHEXOSE n. a class of sugars, including glucose. |
| DEFLEXIONS | • deflexions n. Plural of deflexion. • DEFLEXION n. an act of bending or turning away, also DEFLECTION. |
| DEFLUXIONS | • defluxions n. Plural of defluxion. • DEFLUXION n. (obsolete) a discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh. |
| DEXTRORSAL | • dextrorsal adj. Synonym of dextrorse. • DEXTRORSAL adj. rising spirally and turning to the left, also DEXTRORSE. |
| DEXTROUSLY | • dextrously adv. Alternative form of dexterously. • DEXTROUS adv. skillful and active with the hands, also DEXTEROUS. |
| DOXOLOGIES | • doxologies n. Plural of doxology. • DOXOLOGY n. a hymn or verse of praise to God. |
| EXTRABOLDS | • EXTRABOLD n. a very bold typeface. |
| HEXAPLOIDS | • hexaploids n. Plural of hexaploid. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
| LOXODROMES | • loxodromes n. Plural of loxodrome. • LOXODROME n. a line on the globe equally oblique to all meridians. |
| MINOXIDILS | • MINOXIDIL n. a peripheral vasodilator used to treat hypertension. |
| OXIDISABLE | • oxidisable adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of oxidizable. • OXIDISABLE adj. that can be oxidised, also OXIDIZABLE. |
| PYRIDOXALS | • pyridoxals n. Plural of pyridoxal. • PYRIDOXAL n. a crystalline aldehyde of the vitamin B6 group. |
| SULFOXIDES | • sulfoxides n. Plural of sulfoxide. • SULFOXIDE n. any of a class of carbon compounds featuring sulphur, also SULPHOXIDE. |
| SULPHOXIDE | • sulphoxide n. Alternative form of sulfoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |
| TOADFLAXES | • toadflaxes n. Plural of toadflax. • TOADFLAX n. a plant of the figwort family, resembling a snapdragon. |
| XYLOIDINES | • xyloidines n. Plural of xyloidine. • XYLOIDINE n. a substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch, also XYLOIDIN. |