| DUODENECTOMY | • duodenectomy n. (Surgery) resection of the duodenum. • DUODENECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the duodenum. |
| ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
| EUDICOTYLEDON | • eudicotyledon n. (Botany) Alternative form of eudicot. • EUDICOTYLEDON n. an angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed. |
| HYDROPEROXIDE | • hydroperoxide n. (Organic chemistry) any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH. • HYDROPEROXIDE n. a compound containing an O2H group. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| DIHYDROCODEINE | • dihydrocodeine n. (Pharmacology) A particular narcotic painkiller. • DIHYDROCODEINE n. a synthetic drug similar to codeine, used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. |
| EUDICOTYLEDONS | • eudicotyledons n. (Botany, uncommon, often plural only) Alternative form of eudicots. • EUDICOTYLEDON n. an angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYDOM | • hobbledehoydom n. Hobbledehoyhood. • HOBBLEDEHOYDOM n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| HYDROPEROXIDES | • hydroperoxides n. Plural of hydroperoxide. • HYDROPEROXIDE n. a compound containing an O2H group. |
| CROTONALDEHYDES | • crotonaldehydes n. Plural of crotonaldehyde. • CROTONALDEHYDE n. a pungent liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of aldol. |
| DEHYDROGENATION | • dehydrogenation n. (Chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production… • DEHYDROGENATION n. the removal of hydrogen from a chemical compound. |
| DEHYDRORETINOLS | • DEHYDRORETINOL n. vitamin A2. |
| DIHYDROCODEINES | • DIHYDROCODEINE n. a synthetic drug similar to codeine, used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYDOMS | • HOBBLEDEHOYDOM n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD | • hobbledehoyhood n. The period or time of being a hobbledehoy; awkward adolescence. • HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYDOM, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| OLIGODENDROCYTE | • oligodendrocyte n. (Biology) Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system. • OLIGODENDROCYTE n. a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches. |