| ANTICHLAMYDIAL | • antichlamydial adj. (Pharmacology) Acting against chlamydia. • antichlamydial n. Such a drug. |
| AZIDOTHYMIDINE | • azidothymidine n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of zidovudine. • AZIDOTHYMIDINE n. a derivative of thymidine. |
| CRYPTORCHIDISM | • cryptorchidism n. (Andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHIDISM n. the condition in which one or both testes do not descend normally, also CRYPTORCHISM. |
| CYCLOHEXIMIDES | • cycloheximides n. Plural of cycloheximide. • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| DIATHERMANEITY | • DIATHERMANEITY n. the state of being diathermic, permeable to or able to conduct radiant heat. |
| DIMENHYDRINATE | • dimenhydrinate n. (Pharmacology) A crystalline antihistamine over-the-counter drug used to prevent nausea and motion sickness. • DIMENHYDRINATE n. a crystalline antihistamine used esp. to prevent nausea, as in motion sickness. |
| DIMETHYLAMINES | • dimethylamines n. Plural of dimethylamine. • DIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas derived from ammonia with two methyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
| DIPHENYLAMINES | • diphenylamines n. Plural of diphenylamine. • DIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an indicator. |
| HYPERIMMUNISED | • hyperimmunised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperimmunise. • HYPERIMMUNISE v. to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in, as by a long course of injections of antigen, also HYPERIMMUNIZE. |
| HYPERIMMUNIZED | • hyperimmunized adj. Excessively immunized, and thus containing a large quantity of (specific) antibodies. • HYPERIMMUNIZE v. to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in, as by a long course of injections of antigen, also HYPERIMMUNISE. |
| HYPERLIPIDEMIA | • hyperlipidemia n. (Medicine) An excess quantity of lipid in the blood; a symptom of several medical conditions. • HYPERLIPIDEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPEMIA, HYPERLIPIDAEMIA. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | • hypothyroidism n. (Pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| IMMETHODICALLY | • immethodically adv. Unmethodically. • IMMETHODICAL adv. not methodical. |
| LYMPHANGITIDES | • lymphangitides n. Plural of lymphangitis. • LYMPHANGITIS n. inflammation of a lymphatic vessel. |
| METAPHYSICISED | • METAPHYSICISE v. to make metaphysical, also METAPHYSICIZE. |
| METAPHYSICIZED | • METAPHYSICIZE v. to make metaphysical, also METAPHYSICISE. |
| RADIOCHEMISTRY | • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the chemistry of radioactive substances. • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions. • RADIOCHEMISTRY n. a branch of chemistry dealing with radioactive substances and phenomena including tracer studies. |
| RHYTIDECTOMIES | • rhytidectomies n. Plural of rhytidectomy. • RHYTIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of wrinkles. |
| SCRIMSHANDYING | • SCRIMSHANDY v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHAW. |