| CYANOACRYLATE | • cyanoacrylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of esters of cyanoacrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives. • CYANOACRYLATE n. any of several liquid acrylate monomers that readily polymerize as anions and are used as adhesives in industry and in closing wounds in surgery. |
| CYANOETHYLATE | • cyanoethylate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To subject to cyanoethylation. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| ERYTHROMYCINS | • erythromycins n. Plural of erythromycin. • ERYTHROMYCIN n. a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by an actinomycete and administered orally or topically. |
| GENOTYPICALLY | • genotypically adv. With reference to a genotype. • GENOTYPICAL adv. relating to a genotype. |
| HYPERTONICITY | • hypertonicity n. The condition of being hypertonic. • HYPERTONICITY n. the condition of being hypertonic. |
| METONYMICALLY | • metonymically adv. In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy. • METONYMICAL adv. relating to a metonym, a word used in metonymy, also METONYMIC. |
| OXYACETYLENES | • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| PHYCOERYTHRIN | • phycoerythrin n. (Biochemistry) A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads. • PHYCOERYTHRIN n. any of the red protein pigments in the cells of red algae. |
| POLYCOTYLEDON | • polycotyledon n. (Botany) A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| POLYETHYLENES | • polyethylenes n. Plural of polyethylene. • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYSYNDETONS | • polysyndetons n. Plural of polysyndeton. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| POLYSYNTHESES | • polysyntheses n. Plural of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHESIS | • polysynthesis n. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole. • polysynthesis n. (Linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |