| ACETALDEHYDES | • acetaldehydes n. Plural of acetaldehyde. • ACETALDEHYDE n. a chemical compound. |
| ALDEHYDES | • aldehydes n. Plural of aldehyde. • ALDEHYDE n. a volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation. |
| BENZALDEHYDES | • benzaldehydes n. Plural of benzaldehyde. • BENZALDEHYDE n. oil of bitter almonds. |
| BUTYRALDEHYDES | • butyraldehydes n. Plural of butyraldehyde. • BUTYRALDEHYDE n. either of two aldehydes used esp. in making synthetic resins. |
| CROTONALDEHYDES | • crotonaldehydes n. Plural of crotonaldehyde. • CROTONALDEHYDE n. a pungent liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of aldol. |
| DEHYDRORETINOLS | • 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. |
| DIETHYLAMIDES | • diethylamides n. Plural of diethylamide. • DIETHYLAMIDE n. as in lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD. |
| FORMALDEHYDES | • formaldehydes n. Plural of formaldehyde. • FORMALDEHYDE n. a formic aldehyde, formalin. |
| FURALDEHYDES | • FURALDEHYDE n. either of two aldehydes derived from furan. |
| FURFURALDEHYDES | • FURFURALDEHYDE n. a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid, also FURAL, FURFURAL, FURFUROL, FURFUROLE, FUROL, FUROLE. |
| GLASSYHEADED | • glassyheaded adj. (Rare) Bald, smooth-headed. • GLASSYHEADED adj. (Tennyson) with a shiny bald head. |
| GLUTARALDEHYDES | • glutaraldehydes n. Plural of glutaraldehyde. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
| GLYCERALDEHYDES | • glyceraldehydes n. Plural of glyceraldehyde. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYDOMS | • HOBBLEDEHOYDOM n. the state of being a hobbledehoy, an awkward young fellow, also HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD, HOBBLEDEHOYISM. |
| METALDEHYDES | • METALDEHYDE n. a polymer of acetaldehyde. |
| PARALDEHYDES | • paraldehydes n. Plural of paraldehyde. • PARALDEHYDE n. a sleep-inducing drug. |
| SLEEPYHEADED | • SLEEPYHEADED adj. given to sleep. |
| SOFTHEADEDLY | • softheadedly adv. In a softheaded manner. • SOFTHEADED adv. having or indicative of a weak, unrealistic, or uncritical mind. |
| SOREHEADEDLY | • SOREHEADED adv. irritable, grumpy. |