| AMBIDEXTROUS | • ambidextrous adj. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. • ambidextrous adj. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). • ambidextrous adj. (Archaic) Practising or siding with both parties. |
| AUTOXIDATION | • autoxidation n. (Chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material. • AUTOXIDATION n. oxidation by direct combination with oxygen at ordinary temperatures. |
| COADJUTRIXES | • coadjutrixes n. Plural of coadjutrix. • COADJUTRIX n. a female coadjutor or assistant, also COADJUTRESS. |
| DOXORUBICINS | • doxorubicins n. Plural of doxorubicin. • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
| HEXAFLUORIDE | • hexafluoride n. (Chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule. • HEXAFLUORIDE n. a chemical compound with the general formula XF6. |
| HYDROXONIUMS | • hydroxoniums n. Plural of hydroxonium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| IDOXURIDINES | • IDOXURIDINE n. a drug containing iodine used to treat viral infections of the eye. |
| OXYSULPHIDES | • oxysulphides n. Plural of oxysulphide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PARADOXURINE | • paradoxurine adj. Of, or pertaining to, the genus Paradoxurus. • PARADOXURINE n. any of a number of palm civet species. |
| SESQUIOXIDES | • sesquioxides n. Plural of sesquioxide. • SESQUIOXIDE n. an oxide with three atoms of oxygen to two of the other constituent. |
| SULFADOXINES | • SULFADOXINE n. a drug used to prevent and treat malaria, also SULPHADOXINE. |
| 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. |
| UNDEREXPLOIT | • underexploit v. To exploit insufficiently. • UNDEREXPLOIT v. to make insufficient use of. |
| XENODOCHIUMS | • xenodochiums n. Plural of xenodochium. • XENODOCHIUM n. a building for the reception of strangers, e.g. a guesthouse in a monastery. |