| ROUGHDRY | • roughdry v. (Transitive) In laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing. • ROUGHDRY v. to dry without ironing, as washed clothes. |
| 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. |
| ROUGHDRYING | • roughdrying v. Present participle of roughdry. • ROUGHDRY v. to dry without ironing, as washed clothes. |
| HORRENDOUSLY | • horrendously adv. In a horrendous manner. • HORRENDOUS adv. fearful; frightful. |
| HYDROFLUORIC | • hydrofluoric adj. (Chemistry) Containing hydrogen and fluorine. • HYDROFLUORIC adj. as in hydrofluoric acid, a strong acid used for etching glass. |
| HYDROXYUREAS | • hydroxyureas n. Plural of hydroxyurea. • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| UNROADWORTHY | • unroadworthy adj. Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road. • UNROADWORTHY adj. not roadworthy. |
| HYPERPRODUCER | • hyperproducer n. That which hyperproduces. • HYPERPRODUCER n. an agent causing hyperproduction. |
| HYDROSULPHURIC | • hydrosulphuric adj. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric. • HYDROSULPHURIC adj. formed by a combination of hydrogen and sulphur. |
| HYPERPRODUCERS | • hyperproducers n. Plural of hyperproducer. • HYPERPRODUCER n. an agent causing hyperproduction. |
| AUTORADIOGRAPHY | • autoradiography n. The process of making autoradiographs. • AUTORADIOGRAPHY n. a technique used to show the distribution of radioactively labelled molecules in cells or tissues. |
| 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). |
| HYDROSULPHUROUS | • HYDROSULPHUROUS adj. as in hydrosulphurous acid. |
| 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. |
| HYPERPRODUCTION | • hyperproduction n. Excessive production. • HYPERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| HYPERPRODUCTIVE | • hyperproductive adj. Exceptionally productive. |
| RADIOAUTOGRAPHY | • radioautography n. Autoradiography. • RADIOAUTOGRAPHY n. the use of radioautographs. |
| SUPERHETERODYNE | • superheterodyne adj. (Electronics) Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular… • superheterodyne n. A receiver of this kind. • SUPERHETERODYNE n. applied to radio reception in which oscillations of slightly different frequency are imposed on the received oscillations, producing beats of a frequency above audio-frequency which are easily amplified. |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | • tetrahydrofuran n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one… • TETRAHYDROFURAN n. a flammable liquid ether derived from furan and used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. |