| ERYTHORBIC | • ERYTHORBIC adj. as in erythorbic acid, a diastereoisomer of ascorbic acid. |
| ERYTHREMIA | • erythremia n. A medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells. • ERYTHREMIA n. another name for the medical condition polycythaemia vera, also ERYTHRAEMIA. |
| ERYTHRINAS | • erythrinas n. Plural of erythrina. • ERYTHRINA n. a plant of the kaffirboom genus of tropical and subtropical trees with brilliant red flowers. |
| ERYTHRISMS | • erythrisms n. Plural of erythrism. • ERYTHRISM n. a condition of excessive redness. |
| ERYTHRITES | • erythrites n. Plural of erythrite. • ERYTHRITE n. a reddish hydrous arsenate of cobalt. |
| ERYTHRITIC | • erythritic adj. Of or relating to the mineral erythrite. • ERYTHRITIC adj. of or like erythrite, a reddish hydrous arsenate of cobalt. |
| ERYTHRITOL | • erythritol n. (Organic chemistry) A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit;… • ERYTHRITOL n. a sweet crystalline compound extracted from certain algae and lichens and used in medicine to dilate the blood vessels of the heart. |
| ERYTHROSIN | • erythrosin n. (Chemistry) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin. • erythrosin n. (Chemistry) A red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine. • ERYTHROSIN n. a red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosine, also ERYTHROSINE. |
| HEREDITARY | • hereditary adj. Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate. • hereditary adj. Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody’s descendant after that person’s death. • hereditary adj. Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank. |
| HIEROLATRY | • hierolatry n. The worship of saints. • HIEROLATRY n. worship of saints or sacred things. |
| PORPHYRITE | • porphyrite n. A rock with a porphyritic structure. • PORPHYRITE n. a rock with a porphyritic structure; as, augite porphyrite. |
| PREHISTORY | • prehistory n. The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times. • prehistory n. The study of those times. • prehistory n. (Humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era. |
| PYRETHRINS | • pyrethrins n. Plural of pyrethrin. • PYRETHRIN n. either of two insecticidal oily esters prepared from pyrethrum flowers. |
| PYRETHROID | • pyrethroid n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin. • PYRETHROID n. any of various synthetic compounds related to the pyrethrins, and sharing their insecticidal properties. |
| PYRRHOTINE | • pyrrhotine n. (Mineralogy) pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTINE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTITE. |
| PYRRHOTITE | • pyrrhotite n. (Mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| TRIERARCHY | • trierarchy n. A system in Ancient Greece whereby triremes were commanded and maintained by citizens known as trierarchs. • trierarchy n. Trierarchs collectively. • trierarchy n. The state or period of being a trierarch. |
| TRIHYDRATE | • trihydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains three molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell. • TRIHYDRATE n. a substance that contains three molecules of water. |
| TRIUMPHERY | • TRIUMPHERY n. (Shakespeare) a triumvir. |