| CEPHALORIDINES | • cephaloridines n. Plural of cephaloridine. • CEPHALORIDINE n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin. |
| CERCOPITHECIDS | • cercopithecids n. Plural of cercopithecid. • CERCOPITHECID n. any of several Old World long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, including the Diana monkey, vervet, and moustached monkey, also CERCOPITHECOID. |
| CERCOPITHECOID | • cercopithecoid n. (Zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys). • CERCOPITHECOID n. any of several Old World long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, including the Diana monkey, vervet, and moustached monkey, also CERCOPITHECID. |
| CHLORHEXIDINES | • CHLORHEXIDINE n. an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc. |
| CREDITWORTHIER | • CREDITWORTHY adj. financially sound enough to justify the extension of credit. |
| 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. |
| DRYOPITHECINES | • dryopithecines n. Plural of dryopithecine. • DRYOPITHECINE n. a gorilla, chimpanzee or man. |
| GOLDSMITHERIES | • GOLDSMITHERY n. the craft of a goldsmith, also GOLDSMITHRY. |
| HEMISPHEROIDAL | • hemispheroidal adj. Approximating a hemisphere in shape. • HEMISPHEROIDAL adj. in the form of a half-sphere. |
| HETEROPLOIDIES | • heteroploidies n. Plural of heteroploidy. • HETEROPLOIDY n. the state of being heteroploid. |
| ORCHIDECTOMIES | • orchidectomies n. Plural of orchidectomy. • ORCHIDECTOMY n. excision of one or both testicles, also ORCHIECTOMY. |
| RADIOTHERAPIES | • radiotherapies n. Plural of radiotherapy. • RADIOTHERAPY n. treatment by radiation. |
| REHOSPITALISED | • rehospitalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of rehospitalise. • REHOSPITALISE v. to hospitalise again, also REHOSPITALIZE. |
| REHOSPITALIZED | • rehospitalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of rehospitalize. • REHOSPITALIZE v. to hospitalize again, also REHOSPITALISE. |
| RHYTIDECTOMIES | • rhytidectomies n. Plural of rhytidectomy. • RHYTIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of wrinkles. |
| THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |
| TRIIODOMETHANE | • triiodomethane n. (Organic chemistry) iodoform. • TRIIODOMETHANE n. another name for iodoform. |
| TRIMETHADIONES | • trimethadiones n. Plural of trimethadione. • TRIMETHADIONE n. a crystalline compound with a bitter taste and camphor-like odour, used in the treatment of epilepsy. |
| WORDSMITHERIES | • WORDSMITHERY n. the craft of the wordsmith. |