| BRACHYDACTYLOUS | • brachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having abnormally short digits. • BRACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having short or stubby fingers. |
| BUTYRALDEHYDE | • butyraldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH2-CH2-CHO derived from butane. • BUTYRALDEHYDE n. either of two aldehydes used esp. in making synthetic resins. |
| BUTYRALDEHYDES | • butyraldehydes n. Plural of butyraldehyde. • BUTYRALDEHYDE n. either of two aldehydes used esp. in making synthetic resins. |
| HYDRARGYRUM | • hydrargyrum n. (Chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element). • HYDRARGYRUM n. an obsolete name for mercury. |
| HYDRARGYRUMS | • HYDRARGYRUM n. an obsolete name for mercury. |
| HYDRAULICALLY | • hydraulically adv. Using hydraulics. • HYDRAULIC adv. relating to water. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| HYDROPHYTOUS | • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytons. • HYDROPHYTOUS adj. like a hydrophyte, also HYDROPHYTIC. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| HYDROXYUREA | • hydroxyurea n. (Organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH2CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug;… • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| HYDROXYUREAS | • hydroxyureas n. Plural of hydroxyurea. • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| SULFHYDRYL | • sulfhydryl n. (Organic chemistry) The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group. • SULFHYDRYL n. a chemical group, SH, characteristic of sulphur-containing compounds, also SULPHHYDRYL. |
| SULFHYDRYLS | • sulfhydryls n. Plural of sulfhydryl. • SULFHYDRYL n. a chemical group, SH, characteristic of sulphur-containing compounds, also SULPHHYDRYL. |
| SULPHHYDRYL | • sulphhydryl n. Alternative spelling of sulfhydryl. • SULPHHYDRYL n. a chemical group, SH, characteristic of sulphur-containing compounds, also SULFHYDRYL. |
| SULPHHYDRYLS | • sulphhydryls n. Plural of sulphhydryl. • SULPHHYDRYL n. a chemical group, SH, characteristic of sulphur-containing compounds, also SULFHYDRYL. |
| UNHYDROLYSED | • unhydrolysed adj. Alternative spelling of unhydrolyzed. • UNHYDROLYSED adj. not hydrolysed, also UNHYDROLYZED. |
| UNHYDROLYZED | • unhydrolyzed adj. Not hydrolyzed. • UNHYDROLYZED adj. not hydrolyzed, also UNHYDROLYSED. |