| ALDOHEXOSES | • aldohexoses n. Plural of aldohexose. • ALDOHEXOSE n. a class of sugars, including glucose. |
| DEOXIDATION | • deoxidation n. (Chemistry) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved… • DEOXIDATION n. the act of deoxidizing. |
| DEOXYRIBOSE | • deoxyribose n. (Biochemistry) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2’ hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to… • DEOXYRIBOSE n. a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA, also DESOXYRIBOSE. |
| DEXIOTROPIC | • dexiotropic adj. Having the form of a right-handed spiral. • DEXIOTROPIC adj. coiled in a rightward direction, as of a right-spiralling snail shell. |
| DOXOGRAPHER | • doxographer n. A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. • DOXOGRAPHER n. a compiler of the opinions of philosophers. |
| EPOXIDATION | • epoxidation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide. • EPOXIDATION n. a conversion of a usually unsaturated compound into an epoxide. |
| EXODONTISTS | • exodontists n. Plural of exodontist. • EXODONTIST n. a specialist in exodontia, the branch of dentistry involving the extraction of teeth. |
| LOXODROMIES | • loxodromies n. Plural of loxodromy. • LOXODROMY n. the art of sailing along rhumb-lines. |
| NEOORTHODOX | • Neoorthodox adj. Alternative form of Neo-orthodox. • Neo-orthodox adj. (Christianity, theology) Of or relating to Neo-orthodoxy. • NEOORTHODOX adj. of or relating to a 20th century movement in Protestant theology characterized by a reaction against liberalism and emphasis on various scripturally based Reformation doctrines. |
| ORTHODOXIES | • orthodoxies n. Plural of orthodoxy. • ORTHODOXY n. the state of being orthodox. |
| OVEREXPOSED | • overexposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overexpose. • overexposed adj. Exposed too much, especially of film or a photograph. • OVEREXPOSE v. to expose excessively. |
| OXYHYDROGEN | • oxyhydrogen adj. Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen. • oxyhydrogen n. (Chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. • oxy-hydrogen n. Alternative spelling of oxyhydrogen. |
| PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| REOXIDATION | • reoxidation n. A second or subsequent oxidation (e.g. of hemoglobin). • REOXIDATION n. the process of reoxidizing. |
| SEXTODECIMO | • sextodecimo n. (Paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into… • sextodecimo n. (Printing) A book consisting of pages of that size. • SEXTODECIMO n. a book size 5 5/8 in. x 4 3/8 in. (abbreviated as 16mo.), also SIXTEENMO. |
| SHADOWBOXED | • shadowboxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of shadowbox. • shadow-boxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of shadow-box. • shadow␣boxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of shadow box. |
| SHADOWBOXES | • shadowboxes n. Plural of shadowbox. • shadowboxes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shadowbox. • shadow-boxes n. Plural of shadow-box. |
| XENODOCHIUM | • xenodochium n. A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims. • XENODOCHIUM n. a building for the reception of strangers, e.g. a guesthouse in a monastery. |