| CHALCEDONYXES | • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMY | • chemotaxonomy n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities… • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| ETHOXYETHANES | • ethoxyethanes n. Plural of ethoxyethane. • ETHOXYETHANE n. a type of ether, aka diethyl ether, an isomer of butanol. |
| HAEMATOXYLINS | • haematoxylins n. Plural of haematoxylin. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | • hydroxylamine n. (Inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent… • hydroxylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYPEREXTENDED | • hyperextended adj. Extremely long; extended greatly. • hyperextended v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperextend. • HYPEREXTEND v. to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal. |
| HYPOPHARYNXES | • hypopharynxes n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| HYPOXANTHINES | • hypoxanthines n. Plural of hypoxanthine. • HYPOXANTHINE n. a purine base found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation. |
| INEXHAUSTIBLY | • inexhaustibly adv. In an inexhaustible manner. • inexhaustibly adv. To an inexhaustible degree. • INEXHAUSTIBLE adv. not exhaustible. |
| NASOPHARYNXES | • nasopharynxes n. Plural of nasopharynx. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| OXYRHYNCHUSES | • OXYRHYNCHUS n. an Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Hathor, represented on coins and sculptures. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |