| CROTONALDEHYDE | • crotonaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis. • CROTONALDEHYDE n. a pungent liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of aldol. |
| CYCLOADDITIONS | • cycloadditions n. Plural of cycloaddition. • CYCLOADDITION n. a chemical reaction leading to ring formation in a compound. |
| DECARBOXYLATED | • decarboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate. • decarboxylated adj. Describing a product of decarboxylation. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DEHYDRORETINOL | • dehydroretinol n. (Organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2. • DEHYDRORETINOL n. vitamin A2. |
| DEMYTHOLOGISED | • demythologised v. Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise. • DEMYTHOLOGISE v. to remove mythology from in order to arrive at the basic meaning, also DEMYTHOLOGIZE. |
| DEMYTHOLOGIZED | • demythologized v. Simple past tense and past participle of demythologize. • DEMYTHOLOGIZE v. to divest of mythological forms in order to uncover the meaning underlying them, also DEMYTHOLOGISE. |
| DICOTYLEDONOUS | • dicotyledonous adj. Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons. • dicotyledonous adj. Having two cotyledons. • DICOTYLEDONOUS adj. of or like a dicotyledon. |
| DISAPPOINTEDLY | • disappointedly adv. In a disappointed manner. • DISAPPOINTED adv. DISAPPOINT, to fail to meet the expectation or hope of. |
| DISCONCERTEDLY | • disconcertedly adv. In a disconcerted manner. • DISCONCERTED adv. DISCONCERT, to throw into confusion. |
| DISCONNECTEDLY | • disconnectedly adv. In a disconnected manner. • DISCONNECTED adv. DISCONNECT, to sever the connection of or between. |
| DISCONTENTEDLY | • discontentedly adv. In a discontented manner. • DISCONTENTED adv. DISCONTENT, to make discontented. |
| ENDODONTICALLY | • endodontically adv. By means of endodontics. • ENDODONTIC adv. relating to endodontics, a branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the pulp. |
| EUDICOTYLEDONS | • eudicotyledons n. (Botany, uncommon, often plural only) Alternative form of eudicots. • EUDICOTYLEDON n. an angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed. |
| ROUNDABOUTEDLY | • ROUNDABOUTEDLY adv. in a roundabout way. |