| BOXHAULED | • boxhauled v. Simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul. • BOXHAUL v. to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
| SULPHOXIDE | • sulphoxide n. Alternative form of sulfoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| SULPHOXIDES | • sulphoxides n. Plural of sulphoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |
| HETERODUPLEX | • heteroduplex n. (Biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. • heteroduplex v. To form such a compound by genetic recombination. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |
| HEXAFLUORIDE | • hexafluoride n. (Chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule. • HEXAFLUORIDE n. a chemical compound with the general formula XF6. |
| OXYSULPHIDES | • oxysulphides n. Plural of oxysulphide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| 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. |
| UNORTHODOXLY | • unorthodoxly adv. In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally. • UNORTHODOX adv. not orthodox. |
| HEXADACTYLOUS | • hexadactylous adj. (Zoology) Having six fingers or toes. • HEXADACTYLOUS adj. having six fingers, also HEXADACTYLIC. |
| HEXAFLUORIDES | • hexafluorides n. Plural of hexafluoride. • HEXAFLUORIDE n. a chemical compound with the general formula XF6. |
| SULPHADOXINES | • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| ULTRAORTHODOX | • ultraorthodox adj. Very orthodox, chiefly among Jewish sects. • ultra-Orthodox adj. (Of a Jew) Very strictly observant; Haredi; being either Hasidic or Litvish (Misnagdic). • ULTRAORTHODOX adj. extremely orthodox. |
| HETERODUPLEXES | • heteroduplexes n. Plural of heteroduplex. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |