| DEOXYCORTONE | • deoxycortone n. (Pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone. • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| NEOORTHODOXY | • Neoorthodoxy n. Alternative form of Neo-orthodoxy. • neo-orthodoxy n. (Christianity, theology) A theological movement developed in the aftermath of World War I, largely a… • Neo-orthodoxy n. Alternative letter-case form of neo-orthodoxy. |
| DEOXYCORTONES | • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| ORTHOHYDROGEN | • orthohydrogen n. (Physics) form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have parallel spin; about 75% of… • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| DEXTROROTATORY | • dextrorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • DEXTROROTATORY adj. turning to the right, esp. turning plane of polarized light, also DEXTROROTARY. |
| GEOHYDROLOGIST | • geohydrologist n. One who studies geohydrology. • GEOHYDROLOGIST n. one who studies geohydrology. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| HYDROGEOLOGIST | • hydrogeologist n. A person involved in hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGIST n. a student of hydrogeology. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| PERIODONTOLOGY | • periodontology n. (Dentistry) Periodontics. • PERIODONTOLOGY n. the branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal diseases. |
| GEOHYDROLOGISTS | • geohydrologists n. Plural of geohydrologist. • GEOHYDROLOGIST n. one who studies geohydrology. |
| HYDROCORTISONES | • hydrocortisones n. Plural of hydrocortisone. • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| HYDROGEOLOGISTS | • hydrogeologists n. Plural of hydrogeologist. • HYDROGEOLOGIST n. a student of hydrogeology. |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |
| 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. |
| RADIOGONIOMETRY | • radiogoniometry n. The measurement of the azimuth and elevation of received radio waves. • RADIOGONIOMETRY n. the science of detecting the direction of radio waves. |
| STRONGYLOIDOSES | • strongyloidoses n. Plural of strongyloidosis. • STRONGYLOIDOSIS n. an intestinal disease caused by infestation with a type of threadworm. |