| ADRENOCHROME | • adrenochrome n. (Biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug… • adrenochrome n. (Fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands. • ADRENOCHROME n. a mixture of quinones. |
| CHLOROHYDRIN | • chlorohydrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine. • CHLOROHYDRIN n. any of various organic compounds derived from diols or polyhydroxy alcohols by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups. |
| CHONDROPHORE | • chondrophore n. Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata). • CHONDROPHORE n. a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish. |
| DISHONOURERS | • dishonourers n. Plural of dishonourer. • DISHONOURER n. one who dishonours, also DISHONORER. |
| HARMONICHORD | • harmonichord n. (Music) A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but… • HARMONICHORD n. a keyboard instrument of violin tone, in which the strings are rubbed by rosined wheels. |
| HORRENDOUSLY | • horrendously adv. In a horrendous manner. • HORRENDOUS adv. fearful; frightful. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| HYDROFORMING | • hydroforming n. (Engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means… • hydroforming n. (Organic chemistry) The reaction of petroleum with hydrogen. • HYDROFORMING n. the catalytic reforming of petroleum to increase the proportion of aromatic and branched-chain hydrocarbons. |
| HYDROGENATOR | • hydrogenator n. (Chemistry) A device that hydrogenates. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| OVERHONOURED | • OVERHONOUR v. to honour excessively, also OVERHONOR. |
| PYRITOHEDRON | • pyritohedron n. (Mathematics) An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons. • pyritohedron n. (Mineralogy) The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
| RHODODENDRON | • rhododendron n. (Obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander). • rhododendron n. Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially. • Rhododendron prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – rhododendrons and azaleas. |
| RHOMBOHEDRON | • rhombohedron n. A prism with six faces, each a rhombus. • RHOMBOHEDRON n. a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses. |
| UNROADWORTHY | • unroadworthy adj. Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road. • UNROADWORTHY adj. not roadworthy. |